PSYC 201W Lecture 3: PSYC 201 -3- 1.14.19
18 Jan 2019
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Ethical codes of research influence methodology that researchers use. Often researchers must take special safeguards to ensure. Ethics - system of moral principles & standards. Ethical concerns permeate every aspect of research process. Issue - we don"t know potential benefit to society w/o conducting research & we can"t foresee all potential risks to participants until they actually participant in the research. Sometimes deception necessary to ensure validity of research. Demand characteristics - occur when participants behave in way they think consistent w/ experimenters" expectations. Set of ethical principles essential for medical experiments to be permissible (also applies to behavioral research. Info prior to giving consent about research purpose & potential risks. Voluntary consent w/ freedom to withdraw at any time. Results should be of sufficient value to outweigh risks to participants. Participants should not be exposed to any unnecessary risks & benefit to society must be clear. U. s. public health service study - 1932 to 1972.
