POLS 2200 Lecture 5: SOAN 2120- lecture 3

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2200
• Professor: Janine Clark

Document Summary

Implications: experimental designs: take the psychological impact of the experiment you are taking. Phd dissertation: tearoom trade (homosexual encounters in public restrooms): lookout, recorded license plates, follow-up interview- several months later and disgusted as a sales person was. Issues: informed consent, consequences if confidentiality violated, consequence to humphrie. Observation: informed consent deception, anonymity-the higher standard or the gold standard. This means they are anonymous and not even the researcher knows who they are. Would imply that researcher knows who the person is: confidentiality. Implications of past research: code of ethics (review boards) Ethics review boards places a code of conduct on the researcher. Principles to guide ethical human experimentation (code of conduct for ethical research) The fundamental principle is respect for the individual, their right to self-determination and the right to make informed decisions (informed consent) regarding participation in research, both initially and during the course of the research.