UNSW Human Research Ethics Advisory Panel C: Psychology THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES Human Research Ethics Advisory Panel (HREAP) C APPLICATION FORM IMPORTANT: In answering the following questions, please be guided by both the instructions accompanying each question and the NHMRC National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2018). You may also use additional resources (e.g. Ethical guidelines, relevant published literature, legal standards, etc) and these must be appropriately referenced.

1. Project Title:

1. Project Description (500 words maximum): Please provide a description of the research. This description should include (1) a brief overview of the relevant literature; (2) a summary of the aims and general hypotheses; (3) a description of what will happen to the participants (i.e. a summary of the procedures).

1. Ethical Issues and Risks (1000 words maximum): Please provide a description of the ethical issues that are relevant to your research idea. You should identify all relevant ethical issues. For each ethical issue, clearly explain how you will address the ethical issue to ensure the research conducted is consistent with the ethical standards and guidelines outlined in the NHMRC ethical code. You must reference specific standards / guidelines from the NHMRC National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research to support your explanation.

PSYC5010 Assessment 2 Ethics Portfolio Word Limit: 1500 words; No +/- 10% on this word limit Weighting: 40% of final mark Due date: Sunday of Week 5 by 11:59pm. The aim of this assessment is to provide students with the opportunity to develop their critical thinking and research design skills, and to raise awareness of the complexity of ethical issues involved in conducting research in psychology. You are required to write an ethics proposal for a research idea that will be submitted to the UNSW Human Research Ethics committee. You will need to use the Ethics Proposal Template document to complete this assignment task. This template indicates the information required in your proposal along with the word limit for each section. You can choose to write your ethics proposal using your own research idea or you may choose one of the following ideas.

• Examining whether incorporating therapeutic strategies that improve emotion regulation into standard treatment for individuals with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affect treatment outcomes.
• Examining the influence of consuming Mediterranean diet on symptom severity in individuals with Schizophrenia.
• Examining the relationship of parent-child attachment at 5 years of age and psychopathy and/or problem behaviours at 15 to 18 years of age.
• Examining the relationship between social media use and psychopathology in children aged 10 to 13 years of age.
• Examining the effect of stress and social isolation arising from the COVID-19 pandemic during pregnancy on memory development across childhood.

Your portfolio must include the following:

• A brief literature review that highlights the gap in the literature to be filled by your research
• A clear identification of the research aims and hypotheses
• A brief description of the research methods

• Identification of the relevant ethical issues related to the project and an explanation of how each issue will be addressed.

Formatting Your assignment should be formatted according to APA 7th edition. Your assignment should be double spaced. References You must include both in-text citations and a final reference list formatted according to APA 7th edition formatting. Academic integrity Your assessment should be your own independent work and will be checked for similarity with other sources using the plagiarism checking software. By submitting the assessment to the Turnitin link you are acknowledging that your assessment is your own work. (Please keep in mind that you can be picked up for self-plagiarism, thus you should not use a research idea that you have submitted for a previous course to ensure you do not inadvertently self-plagiarise). Marking Your assessment will be marked according the marking rubric. Please read through the rubric so that you aware of what is required for each criterion. Late Penalties Late submissions will incur a penalty of 5% per day (including weekends). The final day late submissions with special consideration will be accepted is Wednesday of Week 6 by 11:59pm. The final day for submission is Friday of Week 6 by 5:00 pm. Failure to submit your assessment will result in automatic failure of the course. You must attempt all assessments in order to be eligible to pass this course. Special Consideration If you experience unexpected misadventure you may apply for special consideration using the special consideration portal on myUNSW. You must have official documentation to support your application. Please refer to the Program Guide and course outline for more information about this process.

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