PSYC 2360 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Speed Dating, Belmont Report, Stanley Milgram

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2360
• Professor: N/ A

Document Summary

The belmont report: the three basics ethical principles are beneficence, respect for persons (autonomy), and justice, the associated applications of these principles are assessment of risks and benefits, Risks in psychological research: is there any long term psychological harm incurred through the tasks asked by the participants. Physical harm, stress, loss of privacy and confidentiality, Informed consent: autonomy of participants is ensure, and they have the option to freely omit themselves from the study. Thus, information about the study should be clearly explained to participants so they are aware of what is expected of them in the study. Informed consent form: outlines purpose, procedures, risks, compensation, o confidentiality, assurance of voluntarily and permission to withdraw, and contact information: autonomy issues, information issues: withholding information and deception. Is deception a major ethical problem in psychological research: yes. The importance of debriefing: debriefing: occurs after the completion of the study.