PSY1022 Chapter Prescribed: PSY1022 – Readings – Week 4
26 May 2018
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PSY1022 – Readings – Week 4
- characteristics of a good hypothesis
• logical
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o founded in established theories or developed from previous
research
• testable
• refutable
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o must be able to obtain research results that are contrary to the
hypothesis
• positive
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o must make a positive statement about the existence of a
relationship
o a hypothesis that denies the existence of a relationship cannot be
tested
- selecting a problem
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- institutional review boards
• made up of several faculty members from diverse backgrounds
• evaluate if study meets ethical guidelines
• a committee charged with evaluating research projects in which human
subjects are used
- informed consent
• a form given to individuals before they participate in a study to inform
them of the general nature of the study and to obtain their consent to
participate
- general principles of the APA code of ethics
• beneficence and nonmaleficence
• fidelity and responsibility
• integrity
• justice
• respect for people’s rights and dignity
• avoiding harm
• privacy and confidentiality
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o maintaining confidentiality
o discussing the limits of confidentiality
• recording
• minimising intrusions on privacy
• disclosures
• consultations
- risk
• subjects in a study are classified as being at risk or at minimal risk
• minimal - no more than usually experienced in everyday life
• if at risk - research and members of the IRB must determine whether the
benefits of the knowledge gained by the study outweigh the risk to
subjects
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