PSY 2174 Study Guide - Final Guide: Random Assignment, Internal Validity, External Validity

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2174
• Professor: Isabelle Boutet

Document Summary

Respect for human dignity: protecting the multiple interests of the person from bodily to psychological to cultural integrity. Respect for persons (autonomy) = free informed ongoing consent: those involved directly and indirectly in a study. Concern for welfare - make sure benefits > harms: privacy, confidentiality, security, physical, mental and spiritual health, physical, economic an social circumstances. Justice: treat people fairly and equitably, not exploiting vulnerable groups for the advancement of knowledge. Deception is used to mask the real intention of the study: note that there was no mention of a debriefing. No vulnerable groups (random assignment and students used) I do not believe that coercion was used as there was no mention of compensation or accesses to services that they do not regularly have available. Main effect of the status and the threat potential. Interaction between the threat and sex of the respondent (p=. 026) Threats that are inherent to a specific designs.