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PSYC 001

PSYC 001. Introductions. Kelli Lauderdale Office: BSB 1103 Office Hours: W 11am-1pm or by email appointment Email: klaud001@ucr.edu Website http://ucrclass.pbworks.com Then click on Psychology 001!. UNLH 1000. Belltower. BSB 1103 1st Floor . Expectations.

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PSYC 001

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  1. PSYC 001

  2. Introductions • Kelli Lauderdale • Office: BSB 1103 • Office Hours: W 11am-1pm or by email appointment • Email: klaud001@ucr.edu • Website http://ucrclass.pbworks.com • Then click on Psychology 001!

  3. UNLH 1000 Belltower BSB 1103 1stFloor

  4. Expectations • Attend and be on time to each discussion section. • Be respectful to your TA and to your fellow students. • No cell phones.

  5. Keys to success • Read the textbook! • Study soon after each lecture. • Form small study groups. • Ask questions! • Come to lectures, office hours and discussion sections and take notes. • Integrate book and lecture notes into your own words.

  6. Research Participation To obtain course credit, you must participate in the required number of experiments - Must be Completed by June 3, 2011 - Must Complete 4 Hours of research participation - http://research.psych.ucr.edu/ * New Participant

  7. Homework #1 • HW1: Human Subjects Online Tutorial • Is posted on the blackboard website under Assignments • Due at the beginning of discussion class week 2 (April 6th) • Oh yes that is next week • MUST bring in and SIGN “Certificate of Completion”

  8. Paper Name Card • Fold the sheet of paper in half • On the outside write your first NAME and 1st initial of last name • On the inside • Major • Year • Favorite food • Favorite movie • Biggest Dream • Answer question: Are you interested in conducting research/being an undergraduate research assistant?

  9. Ethics in Research • What are Ethics? • Rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular group or area, moral principles • Some ethical concerns are specific to the kind of method and/or model used. • Humans • Non-human primates • Animals • Insects

  10. Humans Ethics and Research • What are some important Ethics to consider when using human subjects? • Are participants being asked to do something unreasonable? • Is there a risk of physical or emotional harm from the study? • If so, what is considered acceptable risk? • How do we inform participants appropriately?

  11. Humans Ethics and Research An Example of Ethics Gone Awry (mid 20th century) • Psychosurgery – surgery performed solely to deal with behavioral problems. • Destruction of normal brain tissue • Leucotomies – partial tissue destruction • Were performed on humans without an empirical basis

  12. Humans Ethics and Research • Dr. Walter Freeman • Neurology professor at St. Elizabeth’s hospital • Person to truly popularize leucotomies in America • Barbaric • About 50,000 patients had lobotomies between 1936 and 1960

  13. Humans Ethics and Research • Ethical Principles developed by American Psychological Association (1992) urge researchers to • Obtain the informed consent of potential participants • Protect them from harm and discomfort • Treat information about individual participants confidentially and • Fully explain the research afterward • And most universities screen research proposals through an ethics committee that has the safety of the participant in mind

  14. Humans Ethics and Research • Institutional Review Board (IRB) • Oversee proper research procedures • Human Subjects concerns for IRB • Privacy • Informed Consent • Relative Risks of participant

  15. Humans Ethics and Research • Privacy • Is it ok to observe people without their knowledge? • It Depends • Public behaviors less concern than private behaviors • Goodbyes at airports vs. mating practices • Confidentiality – of personal information after data is collected • Where is it stored? • Who has access to it?

  16. Humans Ethics and Research • Informed Consent • The participants make a knowledgeable decision to participate • Typically requiring consent in writing • Public observations • Individual information must be treated anonymously • If deception is used • Then a careful debriefing is required • Eliminate or counteract any negative effects produced by deception

  17. Humans Ethics and Research • Relative Risks of Participation • Physical or emotional • People cannot be asked to endure unreasonable amounts of pain or discomfort • Most IRB committees weigh risks compared to benefits. • Risk-benefit ratio • Asks whether research is important enough to warrant any risk at all

  18. Animals Ethics and Research • What about animals? • What ethical concerns should we consider when working with animals? • Will the animal be in any pain? • Is the number of animals suggested for the experiment reasonable? • Is there a better way/less harmful way to obtain the data the researchers are after?

  19. Animals Ethics and Research • Regulations vary across species. • Animal Welfare Act 1966 • Only federal law in US that regulates the treatment of animals in research exhibition, transport and by dealers. • Guild for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (the Guide) • National Academy of Sciences

  20. Animals Ethics and Research • Any procedure can be performed on an animal if it can be successfully argued that it is scientifically justified • Researchers required to • Consult institution’s veterinarian • Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

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