Ethics in Research - Psychological Guidelines PDF

Science Inquiry Ethics in Research Syllabus - Science inquiry Ethical guidelines and practices for psychological research  the role of ethics/ethical guidelines in psychological research  the role of ethics committee approval and monitoring of conduct for all psychological rese...

Science Inquiry Ethics in Research Syllabus - Science inquiry Ethical guidelines and practices for psychological research  the role of ethics/ethical guidelines in psychological research  the role of ethics committee approval and monitoring of conduct for all psychological research  understand and apply ethical guidelines and practices related to human participants  protection from harm – physical and psychological  informed consent  withdrawal rights  deception  confidentiality  privacy  voluntary participation  debriefing  use of animals in research  replacement, reduction, refinement Would this be done today? This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND  Ethical guidelines & Practices for research Ethics refers to the correct rules of conduct necessary when carrying out research.  The Ethics Committee In Australia to ensure the wellbeing of participants in a study a researcher must submit detailed plans of their proposal to the Human research Ethics Committee (HREC) The Australian Psychological Society publishes a Code of Ethics for psychologists. APS Code of Ethics and the HREC play a critical role in ensuring that psychological research in Australia is conducted in an ethical and responsible manner, with the APS Code of Ethics The Australian Psychological Society Code of Ethics articulates and promotes ethical principles, and sets specific standards to guide both psychologists and members of the public to a clear understanding and expectation of what is considered ethical professional conduct by psychologists.  Activity Research methods skills workbook Read and answer questions 1-2 pg 36 -37  Ethical Guidelines (APS)  protection from harm – physical and psychological  informed consent  withdrawal rights  deception  confidentiality  privacy  voluntary participation  debriefing Protection from harm Physical and Psychological What is physical What is harm? psychological harm? Physical injury or Emotional and or damage to a mental distress person's body  Informed Consent “Informed” –Patient, client, and research participants are aware of all the potential risks and costs involved in a treatment or procedure. Allows them to make an informed decision prior volunteered participation. “Consent “ - Participants need to give permission to the psychologist. If they are younger than 18years then their parents/guardians have to give This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND consent  Withdrawal rights Participants should be able to leave a study at any time if they feel uncomfortable. They should also be allowed to withdraw their data. They should be told at the start of the study that they have the right to withdraw. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBDULN6Jtn0  Voluntary participation Subjects exercise free will in deciding whether to participate in a research activity. They must not be pressured to take part in the study  CONFIDENTIALITY Participants, and the data gained from them must be kept anonymous unless they give their full consent. Maintaining confidentiality in the: – collection, recording, accessing, storage, giving out, and disposal of information  PRIVACY refers to your right to control access to your personal information and belongings. This can include physical space, like your room or personal belongings, as well as personal information like medical  DECEPTION Psychologists sometimes provide false or incomplete information to participants for the purpose of successful research. Eg. Placebo effect.  Animals in research This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY It is acceptable to Overall use of Pain and distress use animals for animals should be caused by the use human purposes, minimised. should be but the purpose of minimised. the use must be of some benefit to the world as a  Example 1: Harlow – Pit of despair (1960’s) The experiments The monkeys involved placing developed severe infant monkeys in psychological a small chamber disorders, including with no social self-mutilation and contact for up to depression two year ETHICS!!!! This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY  Example 2: Cooper - kittens Kept young Some of the boxes had kittens in circler horizontal lines and boxes that they the others had vertical. couldn’t see out of VISUALLY! ETHICS!!!!  Use of animals in research The use of animals in research is a controversial topic, but it is often necessary to advance scientific knowledge,, Researchers aim to follow the "3Rs" principle: 1.Replacement: This involves replacing the use of animals with alternative methods whenever possible. 2.Reduction: This involves minimizing the number of animals used in research studies. 3.Refinement: This involves improving the welfare of animals used in research studies. Researchers aim to minimize pain and distress by using appropriate anaesthetics and analgesics, ensuring adequate housing, providing social and environmental enrichment and using humane endpoints to minimize suffering. Animal research is subject to strict regulations and ethical guidelines to ensure the  SUMMAR Y……… What are the seven ethical principles? ACTIVITY : Research unethical Three ethics when experiments in psychology Find 5 examples and for each using animals in decide which ethics have research! been ignored.  Task Research methods skills workbook 5.2 pg 38 -39 Read and answer questions 1-3