Biological debate Flashcards
1
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ETHICAL: TREATING CRIMINALS
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- drugs could ‘treat’ criminals to reduce reoffending and make society safe
- Cherek - paroxetine (antidepressant) reduced impulsive behaviour in men with history of aggression
2
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UNETHICAL: TREATING CRIMINALS
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- Crime is response to the social context
- Farah - interventions signal denial of free will + control of behaviour
- Court may also offer treatment or prison sentence (implicit coercion)
3
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ETHICAL: TDC
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- Improve performance in complex academic tasks
- TDC’s = small electric current passed across area of brain
- Kadosh - improvement in math’s, language, memory and exam prep
- Students already neuro enhance through caffeine etc.
4
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UNETHICAL: TDC
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- Kadosh - warns ethical limits to TDC’s e.g. no training/licensing rules for practicioners = poorly trained clinicians or brain damage
- TDC’s not available for everyone, may be unfair
- Performance enhancement banned in sport
5
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ETHICAL: EEG
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- EEG’s can be used to record true responses to adverts, avoid social desirability bias
- Neuroscience can analyse neurological responses to what attracts people
- Sands research used this for VW advert = successful
6
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UNETHICAL: EEG
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- Accessing consumer preferences isnt new e.g. tesco clubcard
- Wilson - free will is manipluated, removes free will about purchasing products
- nelson - Neuromarketing firms dont need to follow ethical guidelines e.g. not obligated to say if they have brain tumour
7
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CONC
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- insight into brain and how it works
- not everyone uses it for good
- neuroscientists/publishers are responsible for making sure its used ethically
