Ethical Implications

Question 1

what are ethical issues?

Answer 1

problems that arise when there is a conflict between the rights of the participant and the aims of the researcher

Question 2

what are ethical guidelines?

Answer 2

a set of principles set out by the BPS to help psychologists behave honestly and with integrity

Question 3

what are ethical implications?

Answer 3

where a researcher considers the impact or consequences that psychological research has on the rights of other people in a wider context

Question 4

what does social sensitivity mean?

Answer 4

studies where there are potential social consequences for the participants of the group of people represented by the research

Question 5

what did Sieber and Stanley outline and what were they?

Answer 5

they outlined the 4 aspects of the research process that raise ethical implications especially in socially sensitive research
these are:
the research question - should not add any prejudice or stereotype for example, are there racial differences in IQ
the methodology used - info should be kept confidential during the whole research process
institutional context - if the research is being funded by gov or an institution, the researcher should ensure data is not misused in any way
interpretation/application of findings - ensure interpretation of data has no impact on the participants involved in study/group represented

Question 6

example of ethical implications in research study

Answer 6

milgram
ethical issues: participants deceived, didn’t provide fully informed consent, experiment distressing
ethical implications: could be argued importance of findings justified way research was conducted

Question 7

example of ethical implications on tehireis

Answer 7

Bowlby’s monotropic theory - critical period/internal working model
ethical implications: make mothers feel uncomfortable/guilty for wanting to return to work

Question 8

example of socially sensitive research - what was wrong/what were the effects?

Answer 8

Yerkes - army mental tests.
- Questions were very biased to white Americans and their culture - black Americans may feel inferior or incompetent which could effect their self esteem/mental wellbeing.
- Yerkes quotes racist ideas and the results suggest that the lighter the skin colour the higher the score which spreads discriminative racist ideals in society and reinforces incorrect stereotypes
- Therefore the research is socially sensitive as it has social consequences for black people