PSYCH101 Chapter 2: PSYCH 101 Chapter 2: An Introduction to Psychological Science > Module 2.3 (ONLINE Week 1): Ethics in Psychological Research (Krause, Corts, Smith, Dolderman)

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Paul Wehr

Document Summary

Understand the importance of reporting and storing data. Understand why animals are often used in scienti c research. Analyze the method of using deception in psychological research. Ethical issues focus on protecting the physical and mental well-being of participants, obtaining consent from them, and ensuring that their responses remain con dential. All institutions that engage in research with humans are required to have a reb research ethics board (reb): committee of researchers and of cials at an institution charged with the protection of human research participants. Reb"s protect individuals in two ways: committee weighs the potential risks to the volunteers against the possible bene t of the research requires that volunteers agree to participate in the research (informed consent) Weighing the risks and the bene ts of research. Some research is slightly riskier either mentally or physically. Bene ts must be weighed against the short-term risk to participants.