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Informed Consent, Confidentiality, and Anonymity PSY3700 Multimedia Assessment and Psychometrics ©20 16 South University 2 Informed Consent, Confidentiality, and Anonymity Ethics and Legal Issues in Testing Informed Consent An important component of the ethical use of tests lies in the concept of informed consent. Prior to the administration of a test or survey, the test administrator must obtain the consent of the test taker, or of his or her legal representative, to participate. After receiving detailed information related to the reasons for testing, the type of test or survey , and the use and possible consequences of the test results, respondents or participants are asked to document their agreement by signing an informed consent form. Further, the use of written records, video and audio, entitles test takers to receive knowle dge of how and to whom the test data will be released and how it will be stored (Gregory, 2013). For online surveys, the process of obtaining informed consent is similar but includes the identity of the sponsor of the research (if any), potential risk of h arm or embarrassment, turnaround time for responding to the survey, and information related to the potential of future contacts with the researcher (Sue & Ritter, 2013). In the online arena, information regarding the survey can be communicated through e -mail with a checkbox for the participant to indicate consent. Face -to-face interviews or other interactive methods may require the signing of a document. In most cases, informed consent documentation forms are not demanded by institutional review boards (IR Bs) for online surveys. For both online and offline surveys, the disclosure of details of a research or survey should be orally stated or written in language that is understandable to the respondent or participant (Gregory, 2013; Sue & Ritter, 2013). Conf identiality and Anonymity Two other key components of ethics in research and testing are the concepts of confidentiality and anonymity. Respondents and participants are assured prior to their giving informed consent that their identities will be protected . That is, no connections will be made between the data gathered and the names of respondents. By keeping all responses confidential, respondents' privacy rights are protected (Feist & Rosenberg, 2010). Alternatively, if a researcher cannot or will not pro vide this protection, it must be disclosed to potential respondents ahead of time so that they can decline to participate if they wish (Sue & Ritter, 2013). Further, a respondent has the right to have survey data kept confidential per the limits disclosed at the onset of testing (Koocher & Keith -Spiegel, 1998). The promise of anonymity is often made along with that of confidentiality at the outset of testing.

Although anonymity may not be possible when using online surveys, if it is promised, it must be de livered (Sue & Ritter, 2013). Accordingly, each respondent may be assigned a number or code name which is then attached to their responses (Leedy & Ormrod, 2001). Likewise, anonymity covers the guarantee that a researcher will not publicize details about a study that could reveal the identity of a participant or respondent. Finally, it also requires researchers to separate identifying information from the data itself to further protect the privacy of respondents (Sue & Ritter, 2013). PSY3700 Multimedia Assessment and Psychometrics ©20 16 South University 3 Informed Consent, Confidentiality, and Anonymity Ethics and Legal Issues in Testing References Feist, G., & Rosenberg, E. (2010). Psychology: Making connections . Boston, MA: McGraw -Hill. Gregory, R. (2013). Psychological testing: History, principles, and applications (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. Koocher, G., & Keith -Spiegel, P. (1998). Ethics in psychology: Professional standards and cases (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Leedy, P., & Ormrod, J. (2001). Practical research planning and design (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall. Sue, M., & Ritter, L. (2013). Conducting online surveys (2nd ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Sage. © 201 6 South University