Y2 Research Methods Ethics & Sustainability by

What are the ethical considerations for this study (and human research in general)?

kmagee22_2 — 2022-11-11 21:11:07 UTC

Are there any sustainability issues associated with data the collection method?

kmagee22_2 — 2022-11-11 21:13:17 UTC

informed consent including knowing they can withdraw from the study

2023-11-14 10:26:01 UTC

Black table

2023-11-14 10:26:48 UTC

Anonymity: each participant’s data set is recorded as a subject number rather than with their name
Informed consent: gained prior to and after study
Right to withdraw at any point of the study: including after debrief
Protection from harm: climate change salience may be mentally distressing for some ppts so offer them support resources if requested

Informed consent, right to withdraw at any point, eye strain, data anonymisation

2023-11-14 12:23:20 UTC

Black table

2023-11-14 14:24:21 UTC

Participants travelling to the labs can have a cost

Large number of trials for each participant means that there are large data files to store

Dark green

2023-11-14 16:19:34 UTC

Staring at a computer for a long period of time may give the participant a headache/eye strain. Offers breaks & water

Dark green

2023-11-14 16:20:08 UTC

Running a computer for long periods of time uses a lot of energy

Black table

za22777_1 — 2023-11-14 16:22:08 UTC

storing data online using University of Bristol cloud storage, will take up space in data centres. The maintenance of computers in the data centre will produce green house gases.

overcome by zipping file & only storing necessary data (e.g. dont use a logger for practice trial)