Ethical Concerns Regarding Research with People and Animals. Psychology

• Ethical Guidelines for Doing Research with Human Beings

• Protection of rights and well-being of participants
• Informed consent of participants
• Justification when deception is used
• The right of participants to withdraw at any time
• Protection of participants from physical or psychological harm
• Confidentiality of personal information
• Debriefing of participants at the end of the study
• Researchers are also responsible for correcting any undesirable consequences that may result from the study.

• Animals in psychological research are useful models because...

• They are easier to control than humans
• Have simpler behavior
• Can be used in ways that are not permissible with humans