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Chapter 3 - Exam 1

PSYC 305

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what are ethics? the application of moral principles concerning what an individual considers right and wrong, to help guide one's decisions and behavior
what are the 3 ethical perspectives? utilitarian, altruistic and egoism
what is the utilitarian perspective? your decision should do the greatest good for the greatest number of people
what is the altruistic perspective? your decision should be based on helping without personal benefit, the most selfless action
what is egoism? individuals should act in accordance with their own self-interest
what are the 3 basic ethical principles of the belmont report? beneficence, justice and respect for persons
what is beneficence? actively promoting the welfare of others
what is cost-benefit analysis? weighing all the potential and known benefits of a study against all the potential and known risks before conducting it
what is nonmaleficence? ethical obligation to mitigate or eliminate risks to study participants
what is loss of confidentiality? researchers must protect the privacy of individuals
what is anonymity? guarantee that individual responses cant be linked back to individual participants at all
what is justice? fairness in selecting study participants and in determining which participants receive the benefits of participation and which bear the burden of risk
what is autonomy? principle that participants must freely make an informed decision about their participation in research
what is obvious coercion? threatening or bribing someone into participating
what is subtler coercion? researcher who also holds power over participants, for example a professor recruiting students directly from their own class
what is informed consent? providing potential participants enough information about a study's expectations, risks, and benefits so they can make an informed decision about participating
what is assent? active affirmation of a desire to participate, obtained from someone who isnt legally able to provide their own informed consent
what is scientific integrity? a commitment to intellectual honesty and adherence to ethical principles throughout the entire research process
what is direct replication? an attempt to confirm previous research findings by repeating the original study's methods as exactly as possible
what is conceptual replication? an attempt to confirm previous research findings using different methods to test the same hypothesis
what is questionable research practices? techniques for conducting research that may seem reasonable in certain contexts but artificially increase the chances of finding significant results
what is open data? researchers post all their collected data so others can verify findings and reproduce results
what is open materials? researchers publicly post all study materials, measures and manipulations so others can directly replicate the study
what is preregistered? researchers publicly post their hypotheses, design, sample plans and analysis strategy before data collection starts
what is deception? the purposeful misleading or misdirection of participants
what is the institutional review board? a board that reviews the ethical merit of all human research conducted within an institution, including research by faculty or students
what is the IACUC? a board that reviews the ethical merit & research procedures for all animal research, ensuring animals have proper living conditions
what is file drawer problem? a bias in the scientific community toward only publishing findings that confirm a researcher's hypothesis
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