PSYC 2001 Lecture Notes - Naturalistic Observation, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Professional Ethics
24 Sep 2014
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Implied contract with the participants: punctuality (be on time with research, summary of results (don"t wait to send results of study, compensation (don"t forget to run draws or pay participants) Each institute that receives federal funding must have an reb. They are responsible for reviewing research at the institution (compliance with ethics) Reb approval must be obtained prior to starting research: carleton did a study allowing women to get yelled at. It was reviewed by reb and allowed to continue. Exempt research: no risk: employs publicly available information. Involves observing people in public places without interaction (naturalistic observation: uses already collected data that is completely anonymous (cid:190) minimal risk, risk of harm no greater than risk encountered in daily life or routine physical/psychological tests (questionnaires/interviews) Greater than minimal risk: subjected to thorough review, additional safeguards beyond informed consent: If it"s a grey area, they still call it greater than minimal risk.
