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GCSE Psychology · key term
Protecting participants' personal information from unauthorised access or disclosure that could identify them.
Used by AQA and OCR
Paper 1
Revise: Ethical ConsiderationsConfidentiality concerns what happens to personal information once it has been collected. Researchers should store records securely, limit access to authorised people and report findings without revealing participants' identities. Group averages can avoid exposing individual results.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Protecting information about participants so that identifiable personal information is not disclosed to unauthorised people.
Match the safeguard to the issue: secure storage protects confidentiality, while a clear explanation before participation helps obtain informed consent.
Confidentiality means protecting identifiable information; anonymity means that a person's identity is not known or linked to their responses.
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Confidentiality means preventing unauthorised disclosure of identifiable information about participants. It matters particularly when research involves sensitive experiences, health or personal beliefs. Disclosure could cause embarrassment, distress or damage to relationships.
