what are ethics ?
a branch of philosophy that focuses on morality and a set of principles and practices that provide moral guidance for a particular field
what do ethics define ?
what it means to behave morally and helps provide guidance and a framework to achieve that goal
what are the four moral principles that apply to scientific research ?
1) weighing risks against benefits
2) acting responsibly and within integrity
3) seeking justice
4) respecting people’s rights and dignity
what are the three general groups that are affected by scientific research ?
1) participants
2) scientific community
3) society
what do research projects need to evaluate ?
the impact of these four principle on the three general groups in order in order to ensure that the research is being conducted ethically and responsibly
what are some beneficence weighing risks against benefits ?
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risks and benefits are ___________
balanced
what are some forms that risks can come in ?
tasted resources, harmful consequences, inaccurate conclusions
what are some forms that benefits can come in ?
treatment, education, exploration, material benefits
discuss acting responsibly and with integrity ?
discuss seeing justice :
discuss respect for persons; respecting people’s rights and dignity :
discuss unavoidable ethical conflict :
what is informed consent ?
participants must have the capacity to understand verbal information, make decisions, and consentD
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(in regards to informed consent) participants must be __________
free of coercion/influence
what must researchers provide in regards to informed consent ?
researchers must provide sufficient information to facilitate participant decision-making
in regards to informed consent, what are researchers ultimately responsible for ensuring ?
that the participant has consented to participated and consent should be written
what is deception ?
the action of deceiving someone
how many forms of deception are there ?
4
deception is acceptable as long as what ?
as long as the risk is mitigated post-study
what are the four forms of deception ?
1) misinforming participants about the purpose of a study
2) using confederates
3) using phone/sham equipment
4) presenting participants with false feedback about their performances
what is debriefing ?
is a report of a mission or project or the information so obtained. It is a structured process following an exercise or event that reviews the actions taken.
discuss debriefing in regards to participants :
what does debriefing help minimize ?
helps minimizing any harm that may have occurred