PSYC1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Enculturation, National Health And Medical Research Council, Dementia
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Protocols: attention to the specific needs of the participants involved is required when designing research, the use of protocols to maintain the safety of participants are considered a fundamental part of research in psychology. Working with children: research involving children and young people raises particular ethical concerns about, their capacity to understand what the research entails, and therefore whether their consent to participate is sufficient for their participation. Infants unable to take part in discussion about the research and its effects. Young children able to understand some relevant information and take part in limited discussion about the research. Specify how they will judge the child"s vulnerability and capacity to consent to participation in research. Describe the form of proposed discussions with children about the research and its effects, at their level of comprehension. Demonstrate that the requirements of nhmrc guidelines will be met. In educational research, discussion with the school community would be built into the research design.
