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| Types of psychological research on the Internet |
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- Simple observation
- Surveys
- Experiments involving manipulated variables |
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| Proposed research must be reviewed to determine if it meets ... |
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| A subjective evaluation of the ... of a research project is used to determine whether the research should be conducted |
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| Potential risks in psychological research |
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- physical injury
- social injury
- mental or emotional stress |
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In terms of:
- potential participants' everyday activities
- their physical and mental health
- their capabilities |
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| The greatest risk in ... is the possible disclosure of identifiable personal information outside the research situation |
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| Ethical Obligation of a researcher |
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| To protect participants from emotional or mental stress |
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| the harm or discomfort the participants may experience in the research is not greater than what they might experience in their daily lives or during routine physical or psychological tests. |
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| When the possibility of injury is judged to be more than minimal |
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| To protect participants form social risks, information they provide should be ... |
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| Research activity involving more than minimal risk to participants should not be carried out unless ... of data collection with lower risk have been explored. |
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| a person's explicitly expressed willingness to participate in a research project based on a clear understanding of the nature of the research, of the consequences for not participating, and of all the factors that might be be expected to influence that person's willingness to participate |
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| Written informed consent is absolutely necessary when participants are exposed to more than minimal risk. |
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| The rights of individuals to decide how information about them is to be communicated to others. |
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- sensitivity of information
- setting
- method of dissemination of information |
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| Disseminating sensitive information about individuals or groups ... is a serious breach of ethics |
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| Deception in research ... |
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occurs when researchers withhold information or intentionally misinform participants about the research
- considered a necessary research strategy |
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| form of deception through the withholding of information |
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| form of deception through intentionally misinforming participants about an aspect of the research |
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| Considerations before using deception |
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- importance of the study to our scientific knowledge
- availability of alternative, deception-free methods
- "noxiousness" of the deception |
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| Debriefing is necessary ... |
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| to explain to participants the need for deception, to address any misconceptions participants their participation, and to remove any harmful effects resulting from the deception. |
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| Participant and Researcher |
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| Debriefing is good for both ... |
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| Refers to the process of identifying as authors those individuals who have made significant contributions to the research project |
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| Ignorance is not a legitimate cause against this. |
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