Expe_ 2 Research Ethics

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Responsible psychological research is aimed at advancing our understanding of feelings, thoughts, and behaviors in ways that will ultimately benefit humanity.

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Research ethics

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Require each institution that accepts research funding from the DOH and human services to set up a review committee called (IRB)

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Federal law

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To evaluate proposed studies before they are conducted.

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Institutional Review Board (IRB)

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IRB Tasks:

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First task is to decide whether the proposed study puts the subject at risk.

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____ is more likely to be harmed in some wat by participating in the research

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At risk

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The IRB must determine whether any risks to the individual are outweighed by potential benefits or the importance of the knowledge to be gained.

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Risk-benefit Analysis

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Means that the subject agrees to participate after having been fully informed about the nature of the study.

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Informed consent

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Several aspects of informed consent

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- subjects must give consent freely

- they are free to drop-out

- researchers must provide full explanation of the procedure.

- potential risks and benefits are clear

- assurance that data will be private and confidential.

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For minor children ages 7 and above

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Informed consent

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The basis of today's ethical standard

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Nuremberg code of 1947

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Maintains that every human being is an autonomous person with the right to make his or her own decisions about research.

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Respect for persons

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Refers to an obligation to minimise risk of harm and maximize possible benefits to individuals.

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Beneficence

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Refers to fairness in both the burdens and benefits of the research

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Justice

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The some general requirements for ensuring subjects welfare as those that are outlined in civil law

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The American Psychological Association (APA) Guidelines

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Risks that are no greater in probability and severity than that ordinarly encountered in daily life or during the performance of routine physical or psychological examination or tests.

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Minimal risk

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Explaining the true nature and purpose of the study at the end of the experiment

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Deception

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Data should be collected anonymously and identified by code number or fictitious names.

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Anonymity and confidentiality

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The human care and treatment for animals

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Animal welfare

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Evaluate animal research before it can be conducted.

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Institutional Animal Care and Use Commuter (IACUC)

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Evaluate animal research before it can be conducted.

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Institutional Animal Care and Use Commuter (IACUC)

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The idea that all sensate species particularly those that feel pain, are of equal value and have equal rights.

- in the case of IRB

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Animal Rights

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We typically think about researchers publishing false data.

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Fraud in science

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Importance safeguards to keep fraud in check.

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1. Research articles submitted for publication are reviewed by the editor of the periodical and by several experts in the field they can be accepted for publication. This procedure is called peer review

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2. If data have falsified, it is unlikely that experiment will be successfully replicated

- second line of defense

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Replication

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3. The competitive nature of academic psychology works against__

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Fraud

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A more common kind of fraud, it means to represent someone's else idea, words, or written works as your own.

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Plagiarism

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Norms of conduct people should follow to promote ideal human behavior, it is the moral principle that guide how we determine right or wrong.

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Ethics

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Codified rules people must follow to maintain social order, by following guidelines we act in a way that is "good " instead of "bad"

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Laws

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Ethics are even more important when examining the sources of funding, even though ethical standards can vary by region, discipline, or institution, there are common themes that determine what makes research ethical.

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Common themes:

- being honest and transparent

- respecting confidentiality and intellectual property are some examples.

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The IRB institutional review board uses the _____ as the foundation for URS decisions.

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Belmont report

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By putting the principle of the _______ into action, the IRB considers informed consent to make sure participants understand what they are asked to do for the study, evaluates the potential risks compared to the potential benefits and judges that the selection of participants is fair, with special protection for vulnerable populations.

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Belmont report

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Ethical violation

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- Public mistrust of science

- harm to individual

- loss of funding

- loss of job

are some of the consequences of unethical research

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Courses and workshops, prepare current and future researchers to work in their desired discipline with the knowledge of ethics, researchers can make new discoveries guided by the moral compass we all strive to live by.

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Ethical training

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The foundation of the ability to judge between right and wrong.

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Values