PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Canadian Psychological Association

• School: Memorial University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Elizabeth Russell

Document Summary

Psychological research has to be designed with the goal of protecting the participants involved in the study: humans and animals. Researchers are bound by the same ethical principles that other doctors and clinicians have to follow. Code of ethics of the canadian psychological association (cpa: (cid:862)psy(cid:272)hologists ha(cid:448)e a higher duty of (cid:272)are to (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)ers of so(cid:272)iety tha(cid:374) the ge(cid:374)eral duty of care that all (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)ers of so(cid:272)iety ha(cid:448)e to ea(cid:272)h other. (cid:863) Reb"s: examine research proposals, rule on the potential risks and benefits of the procedures. If the risk/dis(cid:272)o(cid:373)fort asso(cid:272)iated (cid:449)ith the study"s proposal out(cid:449)eighs the pote(cid:374)tial benefits, then the procedures are rejected. Suggested that psychologists take the following steps to ensure the well-being of the participants: obtain informed consent. Informed consent: requirement that researchers give as much information as possible about the purpose, procedures, risks, and benefits of the study so that a participant can make an informed decision about whether or not to participate.