AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND ETHICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following statements about protection harm is false?
A
Offering the right to withdraw is a way protect from harm
B
Participants should be protected from physical and psychological harm
C
Participants should not be placed at any more risk than they would in their everyday life.
D
It is acceptable to place participants under stress as long as they are fully debriefed
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are various types of harm that can occur while participating in a study such as: psychological harm, physical harm, legal harm, social harm, and economic harm.

Detailed explanation-2: -Protection of Participants Researchers must ensure that those taking part in research will not be caused distress. They must be protected from physical and mental harm. This means you must not embarrass, frighten, offend or harm participants.

Detailed explanation-3: -Beneficence: An ethical principle that entails an obligation to protect persons from harm. The principle of beneficence can be expressed in two general rules: (1) do no harm; and (2) protect from harm by maximizing anticipated benefits and minimizing possible risks of harm.

Detailed explanation-4: -Therefore, Disclosing the data subsets is not the support practice of ethics in research.

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