PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2.3: Research, Equal Opportunity, Scientific Misconduct
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Weights potential risks to the volunteers against the possible benefits of the research. Requires that volunteers agree to participate in the research: weighing the risks and benefits of the research. Promoting health and well-being must be weight against the short-term risks. Risks: mortality salience (made more aware of death, writing about upsetting/traumatic events, providing sensitive and/or personal information. Determine whether study"s inherent risks are worth what can potentially be learned if the research goes forward. Reb serves as third party weighing risks/benefits without being personally involved. Resolving conflict of interests, usually between the need for informed consent and the need for blinded volunteers. Deception: misleading or only partially informing participants of the true topic or hypothesis under investigation ( white lie ); usually short-term. Joordens: right to withhold responses, shouldn"t have to answer any question that they feel uncomfortable answering.
