Psych 101 1nd Edition Lecture 4 Outline of Last Lecture I. Research MethodsOutline of Current Lecture II. EthicsCurrent Lecture:Chapter 1, Module 4: Ethics1.Four major principles of ethical researcha.Protection from physical and psychological harmi.Cost benefit analysisb.Right to privacyi.Data= Anonymous and/or confidentialc.Participation is voluntaryi.Participant may leave at any timed.Informed consenti.Requires participants to know of possible risks before agreeing to participatee.In addition, researchers are required to conduct important and well-designed studies2.The orgins of “do no harm”a.Began after WWII (Nazi Germany) and Tuskegee Syphilis study, Willowbrook State School- hepatitis, Fernald State School- Radiation, The Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital Study- Cancer3.Experimental bias in researcha.Researcher’s expectationsi.Factors that distort the way the independent variable affects dependent variable in study1.Double- Blind procedurea.Neither participant nor experimenter know which group you’re in (Experimental or Control)b.Participant expectationsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.i.Factors that distort the way the dependent variable affects independent variable in study1.Placeboa.A false treatment. Such as a pill or drug that has no chemical properties or active ingredients2.Blind procedurea.Neither experimenter or participant know which treatment you received3.When should deception be used?a.Only when there is no other way to avoid affecting the results of the study4.Thinking critically about researcha.What is valid research?i.The research is actually measuring what is says it is testingb.Ask yourself:i.What was the purpose of the research?ii.What type of research method was used?iii.What claims are made based on the results?5.Review issues in choosing research participantsa.Human participants vs. non-human