issues related to socially sensitive research

Question 1

what is socially sensitive research?

Answer 1

research that has negative implications for participants or the groups that they represent
if it has the potential to impact a lot of lives

Question 2

what are specific issues with socially sensitive research?

Answer 2

• media attention
• how it is conducted and treatment of participants
• context and place
• interpretation and application

Question 3

in social psychology which studies have issues with socially sensitivity?

Answer 3

milgram
hoffling
guilimond et al

Question 4

why has milligram got issues with socially sensitive research?

Answer 4

• 65% of participants that took part in the study will have carried with them to knowledge that they were capable of causing extreme pain to someone (leading to psychological harm)
• may have lead to negative implications for the german population
• gave people idea that people can be subject to blind obedience

Question 5

what is a defence of milligrams research in terms of socially sensitive research?

Answer 5

it may not have been personality but the situation meaning that there are no negative implications for a particular group
(abu ghraib soldiers attacked prisoners)

Question 6

what is the example to defend milligrams research> (Social)

Answer 6

abu ghraib

Question 7

what did hoffling find? (social)

Answer 7

that when 22 nurses were asked by a doctor to give a lethal dosage of an unknown drug to patients 21 of them did

Question 8

why is hofflings research socially sensitive? (social0

Answer 8

• nurses were not happy that they did not know they were participants
• questioned their position in their profession
• made society question the judgements of healthcare professionals inside the profession

Question 9

although hofflings research was socially sensitive why is it needed?

Answer 9

it is needed in order for society to see that there are flaws in the nurse doctor relationship and that procedures need to be put in place when training nurses in order for situations such as hofflings to be avoided

Question 10

what did guillomond et al do ? (social)

Answer 10

he investigated multiculturalism in uk, canada, germany and usa
found germany most prejudice and canada the least

Question 11

why is guilomnd research socially sensitive?

Answer 11

• leads to criticisms of countries that are the most prejudice
• expectations that particular countries are prejudice meaning certain behaviour make justifiable

Question 12

although socially sensitive why is guilomonds research needed?

Answer 12

in order to show that even with knowledge of how to reduce prejudice there are still imbalances

Question 13

why should socially sensitive research still be carried out?

Answer 13

• it may relate to particular people (low social class)

- helps society understand particularly sensitive topics such as abuse

Question 14

what is authoritarian personality? (social)

Answer 14

adorno et al believed that people who had this personality were more likely to be prejudice to minorities and obey authority figures

Question 15

why is authoritarian research socially sensitive? (social)

Answer 15

it may distress those that come under the criteria for it as they cannot help it due to it being personality and influenced by parents and things that they cannot change
predetermines behaviour

Question 16

what are the socially sensitive topics in cognitive psychology?

Answer 16

alzheimers/demntia
brain damage
brain damage case studies

Question 17

why is alzheimers socially sensitive?(cog)

Answer 17

it is a very debilitating disease therefore being diagnosed with memory problems can be very distressing for any age

Question 18

why is brain damage socially sensitive? (cog)

Answer 18

must be dealt with sensitively, may react in different ways

findings may also impact others and create a stigma (criminal behaviour)

Question 19

why can brain damaged case studies be socially sensitive?

Answer 19

can lead to over testing and issues with confidentiality

ethics must be considered

Question 20

why is biological research socially sensitive?

Answer 20

research into aggression is ss as the consequences for people go beyond setting of the study due to biological causes
can gain media attention due to applicable to everybody

Question 21

what did raine et al find?

Answer 21

that there are differences in the brain functioning of murderers such as less activity in the prefrontal cortex
shows that physical markers could be identified for crimes leading to screening for future criminals

Question 22

why is raine socially sensitive? (bio)

Answer 22

it can be used to justify extremist views or social policies such as eugenics in which people are sterilised in order to control the gene pool

Question 23

why is raines research useful despite being socially sensitive? (bio)

Answer 23

lead to criminals being treated better in society rather than being marginalised as it can be seen that it is not their own fault

Question 24

why is medicalisation a socially sensitive issue in biological psychology?

Answer 24

if it can be said that someones behaviour is not their own fault it may be classed as an illness or disorder leading to stigmas and treatment (power)
presumptive issues as no crime has been committed

Question 25

which areas in learning psychology are socially sensitive?

Answer 25

treatments
token economy
pavlov/cc
becker et al

Question 26

how are treatment in learning psychology socially sensitive?

using an example

Answer 26

aversion therapy
taking a drug that causes nausea to create a negative stimulus (cause distress to the participant, may not be able to do things associated)
flooding
causes great distress

issues with what behaviour is seen as acceptable

Question 27

why is token economy socially sensitive? (learning)

Answer 27

operant conditioning
creates acceptable behaviour
but issues with what behaviour is seen as acceptable
stops people from being who they are, treatment of people therefore is an issue may feel pressured

Question 28

why is classical conditioning a socially sensitive issue?

Answer 28

can produce brainwashing through ads

treatments such as flooding

Question 29

why is becker et al socially sensitive research?

Answer 29

• topic itself is sensitive as it deals with eating disorders
• girls may have felt distressed talking about body image and eating habits
• may have put emphasis on habits that they didn’t know they had
• it is not clear whether assistance was offered to girls who did have disorders after they had been identified
• lead to society feeling helpless as it was found media is influential (so widespread)

Question 30

although it is socially sensitive why is becker et al needed:? (learning)

Answer 30

it can be used to create successful treatments due to causes found
helps society to understand the influence of media
ends justify the means