Lesson 1.3.12
1.3.12 Ethical considerations in research Quiz: OCR Psychology, Unit 1
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Which BPS guideline ensures participants know the study's true nature before agreeing?
- Informed consent
- Debriefing
- Confidentiality
- Right to withdraw
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What ethical guideline must be given to participants at the very end of a study?
- Privacy
- Protection
- Informed consent
- Debriefing
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Which guideline allows a participant to leave the experiment at any point without penalty?
- Right to withdraw
- Informed consent
- Debriefing
- Confidentiality
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What ethical requirement ensures participants are not caused physical or psychological harm?
- Protection
- Deception
- Consent
- Debriefing
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Which guideline ensures personal details and individual scores are kept secret and anonymous?
- Debriefing
- Confidentiality
- Right to withdraw
- Informed consent
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What ethical rule prohibits misleading participants about the true aim of the research?
- Consent
- Withdrawal
- Protection
- Deception
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If complete honesty compromises validity, what must a researcher use instead of full consent?
- Retrospective consent
- Implied consent
- Presumptive consent
- Informed consent
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What is sought from parents before children under 16 can participate in psychological research?
- Peer consent
- Child consent
- Self consent
- Parental consent
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Sarah tricks participants into believing they failed a test. Which BPS rule has she used?
- Informed consent
- Deception
- Confidentiality
- Protection
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Tom feels distressed after a shock experiment. Which guideline has the researcher failed?
- Withdrawal
- Protection
- Debriefing
- Consent
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Lisa leaves her phone number so participants can remove their data later. What is she upholding?
- Confidentiality
- Debriefing
- Right to withdraw
- Deception
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Mark uses participant numbers instead of names on data sheets. Which guideline is he following?
- Protection
- Deception
- Consent
- Confidentiality
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Emma explains the true aims of a study after participants complete a stressful task. What is this?
- Presumptive consent
- Informed consent
- Right to withdraw
- Debriefing
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A researcher asks a peer group if a proposed hidden observation study is acceptable. What is this?
- Retrospective consent
- Prior consent
- Presumptive consent
- Informed consent
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Which committee reviews psychological research proposals to ensure they meet ethical standards?
- Ethics committee
- Research board
- BPS tribunal
- Cabinet committee
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What is required if participants are observed covertly without their immediate knowledge in a public place?
- Informed consent
- Public observation
- Prior consent
- Presumptive consent
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What ethical issue arises when a researcher secretly films people in private changing rooms?
- Informed consent
- Debriefing
- Privacy violation
- Right to withdraw
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John joins a secretive cult undercover without telling members he is a psychologist. What has he used?
- Overt observation
- Covert observation
- Naturalistic observation
- Controlled observation
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What form of consent is obtained after the study has finished, often following mild deception?
- Retrospective consent
- Prior consent
- Presumptive consent
- Informed consent
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Which guideline ensures participants leave a study in the same state they entered?
- Confidentiality
- Consent
- Protection
- Withdrawal
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