PSYC 201W Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Deontological Ethics, American Psychological Association, Type I And Type Ii Errors

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 201W
• Professor: Matthew Sigal

Document Summary

C h a p t e r 1 5 : e t h i c a l i s s u e s i n b e h a v i o u r a l. The apa"s ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct (ethical standards in all areas of professional life for psychologists) Regulations set by the federal government, and state and local laws. Both have utilitarian approaches (costs and benefit analysis) Potential benefits: basic knowledge, improvement of research or assessment technique, practical outcomes, benefits for researchers, benefits for research participants. The institutional review board: a committee that evaluates the ethics of research that is conducted with human participants, research cannot be conducted without prior approval of the irb institutions. Tri-council (cihr, nserc, sshrc) policy for ethical conduct for research involving humans. Six main ethical issues: lack of adequate informed consent, invasion of privacy, coercion to participate, potential physical or mental harm, deception, violation of confidentiality.