ao3 ethical implications

Question 1

cost-benefit analysis

Answer 1

• ethics committees undergo a cost-benefit analysis, where the benefit
  of the research (such as contribution to the existing field of knowledge) is compared to the costs of breaching ethical guidelines.

However, some ethical implications of socially sensitive research may be particularly difficult to predict, such as the impact of such research on legislation and the way in which certain groups of people are perceived by the public.

Question 2

Important that researchers do not stay away from socially sensitive research

Answer 2

• important because such research may have major positive impacts, such as challenging stereotypes or ‘scientific justifications’ for discrimination.
• Scarr argues that only by studying these areas will the general public and scientific community develop a greater understanding of these underrepresented groups.

Question 3

continue

Answer 3

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