Ethical_Issues

Question 1

Evaluate natural experiments

Answer 1

Strengths:
- Can study things that wouldn’t be otherwise due to ethical issues
Limitations:
- Case studies lack generalisability
- May have participant variables as participants not randomly allocated

Question 2

What are the main four ethical issues to be aware of?

Answer 2

• Informed consent
• Deception
• Protection from harm
• Privacy

Question 3

How are the ethics of a study tested?

Answer 3

Cost-benefit approach, applied by ethics committees

Question 4

How is the ethical issue of informed consent dealt with?

Answer 4

• Make participants aware of study’s aims and procedures
• Consent letter with info on study given out beforehand

Question 5

How is the ethical issue of deception dealt with?

Answer 5

Given full debrief at end of study

Question 6

How is the ethical issue of protection from harm dealt with?

Answer 6

• Ensure participants experience no more physical/psychological harm than daily life
• If distress caused, counselling is provided by researcher

Question 7

How is the ethical issue of privacy dealt with?

Answer 7

• Participants usually anonymous
• Participants have the right to withhold data from the experiment