BPS guidelines, scientific status

Question 1

4 ethical principles of the BPS code

Answer 1

respect-worth of human beings
competence-training
responsibility-awareness
integrity-honest

Question 2

strengths of use of ethical guidelines for HUMANS

Answer 2

society’s moral standards are maintained, ppt is protected from harm, the reputation and discipline of psych, ethically unsound research may harm the reputation of psych as a science bc it won’t be replicated

Question 3

weaknesses of use of ethical guidelines for HUMANS

Answer 3

no covert=limited understanding, difficult to study extreme behaviour eg some fake aggressive situations lack ecological validity, constrains research so limits validity

Question 4

8 key points for psych working with animals

Answer 4

1- legislation
2-replacing use of animals
3-choice of species
4-n.o of animals
5-procedures
6-procurement of animals
7-animal care
8-disposing animals

Question 5

home office regulations

Answer 5

Animals Act 1986- practised with 3R replacement, reduction, refinement

3 licences are required personal, project, establishment

Question 6

what is an ethical dilemma?

Answer 6

the situation in which two moral principles conflict with one another

Question 7

use of cost-benefit risk analysis?

Answer 7

identify the risk, assess the risk, plan response to risk, implement response

Question 8

what is internal validity?

Answer 8

the extent to which it accurately measures

Question 9

concurrent validity?

Answer 9

assessing validity by comparing the results of a measure with another already est measure of the same behaviour

Question 10

what is predictive validity?

Answer 10

how well a test/measure predicts future behaviour

Question 11

what is empiricism?

Answer 11

emphasis on those aspects of scientific knowledge that are gained from direct experience

Question 12

what is falsification?

Answer 12

the idea that we can only prove something is not the case

Question 13

Yes psych should be a science

Answer 13

need to try rigorous discipline if theories are to be tested and developed in a credible, manner

Question 14

No psych shouldn’t be a science

Answer 14

the scientific method is reductionist when variables are operationalised by breaking down complex human behaviours, relying on lab exp which lacks eco valid quantitative data lack validity and qualitative data is richer and more meaningful, experimenter effects and demand characteristics