RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION
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Participants are aware of the purpose of the study
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The privacy of participants in the study is protected
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Participants have the right to withdraw from the study at any time
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Important data about the participant variables can be published in scientific journals
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Detailed explanation-1: -Confidentiality represents an agreement that is formed between the researcher and participant, via the informed consent process, that ensures the participant’s identity, personal information, responses, etc. will not be disclosed to anyone outside of the research team unless otherwise agreed upon.
Detailed explanation-2: -A breach of confidentiality violates a person’s rights and poses a risk of dignitary harm to the research participant, ranging from social embarrassment and shame, to stigmatization, and even damage to social and economic status, such as loss of employment and health insurance.
Detailed explanation-3: -The convention of confidentiality is upheld as a means to protect the privacy of all persons, to build trust and rapport with study participants, and to maintain ethical standards and the integrity of the research process (Baez, 2002).
Detailed explanation-4: -The easiest way to protect confidentiality is to collect (or if the data are already collected then use) anonymous data. Anonymous data are data that are not connected to information that can identify the individual participant.