Right to withdrawal
Participants must be informed they can leave the study at any point they wish and have no obligation to give. Reason if they do. They can also pull their data out at any point after the research before it gets released.
Informed consent
Participants must be briefed on the objectives of the investigation and what is required of them if they take part.
Confidentiality
Participants should remain anonymous so no data can be identified as theirs.
Deception
Generally the participant should not be mislead however, sometimes participants shouldn’t be aware of the true aims. If this is the case the participant should been given a brief.
Protection of participants
The participant are not caused by any long term psychical or mental damage. They need to ensure the participant leaves in the same mental and psychical state
Offer support if harm was caused.
Debriefing
Get told the true motivations behind the study and clarify any misunderstandings. Ensure they have not suffered any long term effects
How to deal with informed consent
Breif the participant on the full investigation
How to deal with right to withdrawal
Make the participant aware throughout the study that they can leave at any moment and face no penalty
How to deal with confidentiality
Do not take any personal details
Their scores and any other recorded data should be anonymous by using numbers not names
How to deal with Deception
Should try to avoid it and be as open and honest as possible.
Use a debrief to discuss the true aims to make sure they give consent for their data to be used.
How to avoid protection of participants
They are fully aware of how they have been judged in the study.
How to deal with Debriefing
Verbal or written debrief which contains full explanations of the aim
Possibly touch on the other ethical issues.
