PSY 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: External Validity, Descriptive Statistics, Central Tendency
11 Apr 2017
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Admin, legal advisors, members of society, etc. (one member is required to not be a scientist) Privacy, relative risks, informed consent, and access to data. Confidentiality: information about participants can"t be shared with others. Anonymity: researchers do not collect personal information. Subjects being aware of them being observed, depends on the type of study. Researchers can"t ask subjects to endure unreasonable amounts of pain. Irb evaluates risks v benefits for any study. Risk/benefits ratio: whether the research is important enough to put participants at risk. Informed consent: letting participants know of any potential risk. Participants make a deliberate decision to participate. Deception can be used by researchers only when other methods are not appropriate and when it won"t change the willingness of a person"s participation. Debriefing is necessary afterwards, which explains the study"s. Must have institutional animal care and use committee. Transgenic mice and rats are tested on a lot. Research must be valid: must accurately measure the constructs.
