Ethical implications

Question 1

What is meant by socially sensitive or taboo research?

Answer 1

Involves studies that have a negative impact on specific groups of people or society in general.
Taboo topics are rarely spoken about/ avoided.

Question 2

What does it mean when research has influence on public policy?

Answer 2

Psychologists are often conflicted when deciding whether to do research into socially sensitive or taboo topics as it can lead to discrimination against gender, race etc.

Question 3

What does value-free mean?

Answer 3

Value free refers to the ability of researchers to keep their own personal biases and opinions out of the research which they are conducting.

Question 4

What does fraudulent mean?

Answer 4

That there has been some sort of manipulation and falsification to it.