Research Ethics in Psychology

The branch of psychology that uses scientific methods to study the mind and behavior. It often uses experiments to test hypotheses.

Moral principles of conducting ethical research, including how to treat and protect research participants.

The plan for conducting an experiment, including variables, participants, and procedures.

Creating a testable statement about the relationship between variables.

A standard structure for scientific journal articles, comprising Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion.

Process of examining research proposals to ensure they meet ethical standards.

Ethical principle of doing good and maximizing benefit for participants.

Ethical principle of fairness in the selection and treatment of research participants.

Ethical principle recognizing a participant's right to make independent choices.

Process where participants understand research procedures, benefits, and risks before participating.

Set of ethical considerations regarding the use of animals in scientific research.

Protecting participants' privacy by keeping their personal information secret in research.

A summary of published research related to a specific topic, discussing what's already known.

Finding an area where current research is lacking, creating a need for new study.

Repeating a study already done, wasting resources and effort.

Creating a thorough understanding of the research topic through literature review.

A peer-reviewed publication presenting original research or reviewing existing literature within a field.

Article reviewed by experts to verify quality and rigor before publication.

Online resources for finding scholarly articles and other academic research.

The underlying structure of a research topic, based on existing theories or models.

Describes the positive outcomes anticipated for participants in research. This may include, or exclude, direct benefits.

Disclosure of other possible treatments that could benefit participants. This is relevant if such treatments exist.

Ensuring participant data is not linked to their identity. Data collected is not associated with personal information (e.g., names, contact details).

Protecting participant data by keeping it private except in legally mandated situations.

Specific steps taken to protect participant data, like secure storage.

Describes rewards participants may receive for their participation.

Describes if participants can withdraw before the study's end, and if they'll still receive compensation.

Provides details for contacting researchers about the study or potential adverse effects.

A statistical relationship between two variables, indicating how much they change together.

A statistical measure of the relationship between one variable and two or more other variables.

A plan for conducting research, including the methods, participants, and data collection.

A type of research that focuses on understanding subjective experiences and perspectives.

A type of research that involves manipulating variables to investigate cause-and-effect relationships.

A research method that examines the relationship between variables without manipulating any of them.

The relationship between two events when one event directly causes the other.

The most powerful research design is typically considered to be an experimental design, as it allows researchers to establish cause-and-effect relationships.

A statistical technique used to predict a variable's value from another correlated variable by finding a linear relationship between them.

A statistical method that predicts a variable's value using a linear equation based on multiple other correlated variables.

A statistical method used to identify groups of correlated variables (or factors) within a larger set of variables.

A statistical technique that uses beta weights from multiple regression analysis to suggest the direction of cause and effect between multiple variables.

A research method that measures the same two variables at different points in time to investigate the possible direction of cause and effect between them.

A research design that studies differences in preexisting groups, either by exploring differences on a variable or comparing treatments applied to these groups.

A quasi-experiment might involve examining the impact of a new therapy on patients with depression, comparing the spelling abilities of people with blue eyes and brown eyes, or studying the effect of a motivation intervention on class attendance and enjoyment.