ethical implications

Question 1

ethical implications definition

Answer 1

The impact or consequences on the people in a wider context

• research, Milgram
• theories, Bowlby

Question 2

social sensitivity meaning

Answer 2

where there are other potential social consequences or implications for the participants involved in research

Question 3

Bowlby ethical implications positive and negative

Answer 3

+ recognising children have emotional, social and intellectual needs. For example in hospitals a child can have their mother with them if they are there for long-term – separation can cause distress

• too much pressure on women, guilty is placed on women and ignores the role of the father

Question 4

Milgram ethical implications positive and negative

Answer 4

+ recognised how people can mindlessly obey for example the mass genocide
- led people to not take responsibility for their actions, for example uniforms and his research

Question 5

Loftus and Palmer ethical implications positives

Answer 5

+ cognitive interview

+ research has encouraged police forces to use other methods such as DNA

Question 6

3 considerations that must be followed

Answer 6

1. research question (The way in which questions are phrased and investigated may influence how findings are interpreted, e.g. heterosexual bias)
2. dealing with pps (issues like informed consent, confidentiality and psychological harm is important in social sensitivity research)
3. ways findings are used (The way findings are used can fuel prejudice especially when scientific credibility is given for research e.g. research that suggested a link between MMR jabs and autism)