Ethics Proposal
\nMAJOR ASSIGNMENT #1 – ETHICS *WORTH 20%*<\/p>\n
In general, your ethics proposal should be based on the class experiment that everyone completed at the beginning of the semester.<\/p>\n
The class experiment involved making a judgment on whether the second bar graph presented was the same as the first (or target bar graph). There were 3 different conditions of difficulty where the cognitive load was increased (2-bars = low cognitive load, 4-bars = moderate cognitive load, 6-bars = high cognitive load). We measured reaction time data and proportion correct (accuracy) for each trial. We also collected demographic information including gender, age, handedness, and employment status). The results of the study are posted in an Excel document online.<\/p>\n
Part of the ethics proposal asks for you to come up with your own research question (related to the class experiment that we have already conducted) and discuss the relevant background information on your research topic . To help you come up with your research question you should work backwards from the type of data that we collected (posted online). For example, the data posted has reaction times for 2-bar (low cognitive demand), 4-bar (medium cognitive demand), and 6-bar (high cognitive demand) conditions. An appropriate research question could be: “Is there a difference in reaction times between cognitive demand conditions (low, medium, and high?”.<\/p>\n
Once you’ve created a research question based on our experiment, you can move forward with completing the ethics proposal and activities. Imagine that you are a researcher embarking on answering your research question using the methods from the class experiment. Some of the questions on the ethics protocol will involve you being creative with imaging what you would do when conducting the study. In general, you are responsible for demonstrating that you understand the ethical obligations if you were to conduct such a study. For example, data storage should be in a locked cabinet and on password protected computers, etc. These questions demonstrate a general understanding of ethics regardless of your research question.<\/p>\n
Finally, for the additional portions (consent form, study advertisement poster, email script, and phone script) you are to create these as if you were going to move forward with running your study. I know, I’ve already gone ahead and ran the study on your behalf and collected the data. So, there is a little bit of make-believe involved here. The advertisement poster should resemble others that you may have seen on campus advertising research studies (they do not have to be graphic heavy), the phone script and email script will be similar to each other and will be a depiction of what you would say to a potential participant if contacting them over email or over the phone to participate.<\/p>\n
Office of Research Ethics
\nHuman Participants Review Committee
\n(HPRC)
\nProtocol Instructions
\nComplete the following ethics protocol form for your desired research project.
\nPlease make sure to answer each question fully and follow all instructions
\nindicated on the form. For sections that do not apply to your research study
\nplease write N\/A in the space provided. Make sure to follow word limit guidance.
\nHPRC Protocol Document Checklist
\nPlease attach the following items to your final package:
\n1. HPRC Protocol Application
\n2. Consent Form
\n3. Recruitment Materials: Posters, Email Recruitment Script, Telephone Script
\nResearch Ethics Guidelines
\nConsult Discovering the Scientist Within: Research Methods in Psychology text as
\nwell as, the York University Office of Research Ethics website for guidelines that
\nspeak to a number of ethics review related matters.
\nAny questions regarding this assignment can be directed towards your
\nappropriate Teaching Assistant or in a virtual drop-in tutorial session immediately
\nfollowing Quiz #1 on October 6, 2022.
\nSubmission Deadline
\nMonday October 24, 2022 \u2013 20%
\nHPRC Protocol Form
\nPart A \u2013 General Information
\n1. Name of Principal Investigator (+ student number): ______________________________
\n2. Department and Home Faculty: ______________________________________________
\nResearcher\u2019s Email: _______________________________________________________
\n3. Status of Principal Investigator:
\na. York Faculty Member ____
\nb. Graduate Student ____
\nc. Undergraduate Student ____
\nd. Other: ____
\n4. Title of Research Project: ___________________________________________________
\n5. Is this research defined as:
\na. Minimal Risk _____
\nb. More than Minimal Risk _____
\n6. Approximate dates for proposed study (mm\/yy):
\nStart: __________ End: __________
\n7. Is any anticipated funding for this project from internal (i.e., York University) sources?
\nYes _____
\nNo _____
\nIf yes, what is the funding source? ____________________________________________
\n8. Is any anticipated funding for this project from external (i.e., outside York University)
\nsources?
\nYes _____
\nNo _____
\nIf yes, what is the funding source? ____________________________________________
\nPart B \u2013 Research Information
\n1. Project Description: In layperson\u2019s terms, please provide a general and brief description
\nof the research (e.g. hypotheses, goals and objectives, relevant background information,
\netc.). Minimum 300 words. Be sure to include at least 5 APA formatted references.
\n2. Participants:
\na. State who the participant(s) will be: Describe the participants that will be
\nrecruited and about whom personal information will be collected (i.e., numbers,
\nage, special characteristics, etc.). Describe the size of the group from which
\nparticipants will be recruited and the estimated number needed for the research
\n(minimum\/ maximum). Where active recruitment is required, please describe
\ninclusion and exclusion criteria. Where the research involves extraction or
\ncollection of personal information, please describe from whom the information
\nwill be obtained and what it will include. Minimum 200 words.
\nb. Please indicate if this study will be using a participant pool (i.e., URPP):
\nYes____ No____
\n3. Recruitment:
\na. How will participants be recruited (e.g., snowball technique, random sampling,
\npreviously known to interviewer, telephone solicitation, etc.)? Please elaborate
\non each of the methods of recruitment. Minimum 150 words.
\nb. Will you be using any advertisements, flyers, posters, email scripts, social media
\npostings, etc. for recruitment purpose?
\ni. Please attach a copy of your poster, email script, and telephone script
\nwith your protocol package.
\n4. Inducements:
\na. Will you be offering inducements to participate (e.g., money, gift certificates,
\nacademic credit, etc.)?
\nYes _____ No_____
\nb. If yes, please specify the inducement\/ compensation being offered. Please note
\nthat inducements\/ compensation cannot be tied to completion. Participants
\nhave the right to withdraw without penalty \u2013 including financial.
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n5. Methods:
\na. Please indicate all the research methods that apply:
\n___ Action Research ___ Ethnography
\n___ Observation ___ Survey
\n___ Documentary\/ Filmmaking ___ Focus Group
\n___ Experimental Lab Study ___ One-on-One Interview
\n___ Oral\/Life History ___ Human Tissue
\n___ Experimental Behavioural Study ___ Online Research
\n___ Face-to-Face Research ___ Other: ______________
\nb. Do any of the methods involve:
\nAudio Recording? _____ Yes _____ No
\nPhotographic\/ Still Recording? _____ Yes _____ No
\nVideo Recording? _____ Yes _____ No
\nc. What will be required of the participant(s). Clearly specify in a step-by-step
\noutline exactly what the participant(s) will be asked to do in each methodology.
\nA separate outline is required for each methodology. Include the settings, types
\nof information to be involved, and how data will be analyzed. Include details
\nabout identifying participants, recruitment, procedures participants will
\nundertake, etc. Include copies of study instruments. Please also include
\nestimated time commitment required of participants for each method. Minimum
\n200 words.
\nd. What is the experience of the researcher\/ research team with this kind of
\nresearch? Please provide a description of the individual team members\u2019
\nexperience with the proposed methods, participant population, etc.
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n6. Risk:
\nPlease indicate potential risks that the participants as individuals or as part of an
\nidentifiable group or community might experience by being part of this research project.
\nPlease provide a response for all sub-questions:
\na. Physical risks (including any bodily contact; administration of any substance)?
\n_____ Yes _____ No
\nb. Psychological\/ emotional risks (feeling uncomfortable, embarrassed, anxious,
\nupset)?
\n_____ Yes _____ No
\nc. Social risks (including possible loss of status, privacy and\/or reputation)?
\n_____ Yes _____ No
\nd. Data security (i.e., risk to participant from data exposure)?
\n_____ Yes _____ No
\ne. No known anticipated risk.
\n_____ Yes _____ No
\nf. Please describe how each of the potential risks described above will be managed
\nand\/or minimized:
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n7. Benefits:
\nWhat, if any, are the benefits to the participants? Or, No Benefits _____
\na. Discuss any potential direct benefits to the participants from their involvement
\nin the project; these might include education about research methods, useful
\nknowledge gained about self, etc.
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n__________________________________________________________________
\nb. Comment on the (potential) benefits to the scientific\/scholarly community or
\nsociety that would justify involvement of participants in this study.
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n__________________________________________________________________
\n8. Secondary analysis of data:
\nNOTE: Secondary Data Analysis is described as the analysis of data involving human
\nparticipants collected for a purpose other than that for which it was originally collected
\nin order to pursue a research interest which is distinct from that of the original work.
\nResearchers are advised to review the \u201cSecondary Data Analysis Guidelines\u201d for further
\ninformation on requirements related to use of secondary data for research purposes.
\na. Are you conducting secondary data analysis?
\n_____ Yes _____ No
\nIf yes, please answer the following questions:
\nb. Are you using Anonymous Data? (Data which never included personal identifiers)
\n_____ Yes _____ No
\nc. Are you using Anonymized Data? (Data which has been stripped of personal
\nidentifiers; no potential for data linkage)
\n_____ Yes _____ No
\nd. Are you using identifiable data?
\n_____ Yes _____ No
\n9. Conflict of Interest:
\na. Is there a possibility of an apparent, actual, or potential conflict of interest on the
\npart of researchers, the University or sponsors? (e.g. commercialization of research
\nfindings; self-funded research)
\n_____ Yes _____ No
\nb. Do any members of the research team have multiple roles with potential
\nparticipants (such as researcher and therapist, researcher and teacher,
\nstudent\/supervisor, etc.)
\n_____ Yes _____ No
\nIf yes, describe the nature of the multiple roles between researcher(s) and
\nparticipants:
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\nDescribe how the potential conflict of interest that will emerge as a result of the
\ndual roles will be minimized or managed:
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n10. Informed Consent:
\na. Is there a relationship between participants and either of the following:
\nPerson obtaining consent: _____ Yes _____ No
\nInvestigator(s): _____ Yes _____ No
\nIf yes, what steps will be taken to avoid the perception of undue influence in
\nobtaining free and informed consent?
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\nb. Ongoing consent is required if the research occurs over multiple occasions or over
\nan extended period of time. Does the research occur over multiple occasions and\/or
\nover an extended period of time?
\n_____ Yes _____ No
\nIf yes, please describe the process of how you intend to obtain ongoing consent:
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\nc. Is substitute consent involved (e.g., children, youths under 15, those without the
\ncapacity to consent)?
\n_____ Yes _____ No
\nIf yes, please elaborate on how consent and assent will be obtained (please append
\na parental\/guardian consent form and assent form\/ script if necessary):
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\nd. Is deception involved? Specifically, do you intend to withhold any information from
\nand\/or intentionally mislead the research participants?
\n_____ Yes _____ No
\nIf yes, please provide a description of the nature of the deception and whether it is
\nfull or partial:
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\nIf yes, please provide a rationale as to why deception (in whole or part) is required:
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\ne. How will informed consent be obtained? (Please check all that are applicable):
\n_____ Informed Consent form (please attach to this protocol)
\n_____ Verbally (please attach draft approximation of what participants will be
\nverbally told). If informed consent is being obtained verbally, please provide
\na rationale regarding why a written informed consent form is not being
\nused.
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n_____ Online (please attach to this protocol). If online consent is being obtained,
\nplease indicate the website where questionnaire\/ surveys will be hosted:
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n11. Data Security:
\nPrivacy refers to an individual\u2019s right to be free from intrusion or interference by others.
\nIt is a fundamental right in free and democratic society. The ethical duty of
\nconfidentiality refers to the obligation of an individual or organization to safeguard
\nentrusted information. Security refers to measures used to protect information. It
\nincludes physical, administrative, and technical safeguards.
\nFor a fuller description of researcher obligations surrounding confidentiality, privacy and
\ndata security issues, please consult the Data Security Guidelines for Research Involving
\nHuman Participants.
\nIn light of the above, please address the following questions:
\na. Will the data be treated as confidential?
\n_____ Yes _____ No
\nIf no, please provide a rationale as to why not:
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\nb. Will the participant(s) be anonymous? (Note: Participants are not anonymous to
\nresearchers during interviews\/ focus groups\/ experimental research\/ face-to-face
\nresearch, or where researchers have access to any identifiable information.)
\n_____ Yes _____ No
\nIf no, please provide a rationale as to why not:
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\n____________________________________________________________________
\nc. Describe the procedures to be used to ensure anonymity\/ confidentiality of
\nparticipants -or- the confidentiality of data during the conduct of research and
\ndissemination of results (such as through data anonymization).
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\nd. Explain how raw research materials such as written records, video\/audio recordings,
\nartefacts, and questionnaires will be secured, how long they will be retained, and
\nprovide details of their storage or disposal. Describe the standard data security
\nprocedures for your discipline and provide a justification if you intend to store your
\nresearch materials and\/or research data for a longer period of time. If you believe
\nthe raw materials and\/or research data may have archival value, discuss this and
\nwhether participants will be informed of this possibility during the consent process.
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\ne. Please describe how you plan to store electronic data securely (such as video\/audio
\nrecordings and document files)
\n_____ Encrypted and\/or password-protected USB keys, laptops, and\/or other
\nportable electronic data devices
\n_____ Secure Server
\n_____ Other: __________________________________________________________
\nf. If you plan to collect data in hard copy, please describe how you plan to store it, i.e.,
\nconsent forms and other written records
\n_____ Locked filing cabinet
\n_____ Other: __________________________________________________________
\ng. Please describe how you plan to sore other formats of data (if applicable):
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\nh. If you plan to retain data indefinitely, please provide a justification (e.g., data for
\nfuture research, comply with funder mandates, comply with journal data availability
\npolicies, align with open science practices in your discipline, etc.):
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\ni. Identify all parties who will have access to the data:
\n_____ Primary investigator\/ supervisor
\n_____ Supervisor
\n_____ Other: __________________________________________________________
\nj. Uses of the data: Please describe all forms of output that are anticipated to result
\nfrom this research (e.g., presentations, written papers, placing data in an archive,
\ncreative works, documentary films, etc.). Describe how any potentially identifying
\ninformation will be handled in each form of output.
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\n_____________________________________________________________________
\nk. Subsequent use of data: Will the data potentially be used for other purposes in the
\nfuture (e.g., teaching, future analysis, publishing of dataset, archiving in an
\ninstitutional repository, etc.)?
\n_____ Yes _____ No
\nIf no, the data will be solely used for the purposes described in this application and
\nwill not be used for other purposes in the future.
\nIf yes, participants must be informed of this possibility during the consent process.
\nSubsequent use of the data for new purposes may require additional review by the
\nResearch Ethics Board.
\n12. Is there any additional information that you would like to add that may assist the HPRC
\nin reviewing your protocol?
\n________________________________________________________________________
\n________________________________________________________________________
\n________________________________________________________________________
\n________________________________________________________________________
\n________________________________________________________________________
\nI hereby certify that all information included on this form and all statements in the attached
\ndocumentation are correct and complete. I have examined the guidelines and principles detailed
\nabove, and the Senate Policy for Research Involving Human Participants, and affirm that, to the
\nbest of my knowledge, this research conforms thereto. I affirm that I have informed all members
\nof my research team of their responsibilities as it speaks to the conduct of research involving
\nhuman participants and as outlined in the Senate Policy, \u201cResearch Involving Human
\nParticipants\u201d. I have advised all research team members that all human participants in the
\nresearch must have signed a written consent form or have provided oral consent for their
\nparticipation in the research. I hereby undertake to notify the Human Participants Review
\nCommittee if I make any changes involving the use of human participants on this project. I will
\nalso notify the Human Participants Review Committee if any unforeseen risks not specified in the
\nresearch proposal appear. In such a case, the study will be suspended pending clarification.
\nSignature of Principal Investigator: _________________________________
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