Lesson 7 -Ethical implications of psychological research

Question 1

socially sensitive definition

Answer 1

research where the topic area/ group being studied can have implications for society

Question 2

4 aspects that raise ethical implications

Answer 2

1. research question- researcher must consider their question carefully bcs it can be damaging
2. methodology used, right to confidentiality
3. institutional context - be mindful of how the data is going to be used and who is funding it
4. interpretation and application of findings - consider how finding s can be interpreted in the real world

Question 3

+ evaluation of socially sensitive research

Answer 3

+ many grps have suffered the consequences of being excluded from research or being misinterpreted
+development of ethical guidelines which protect immediate needs of participants (don’t deal with all possible ways of harm)
+psychologists should be energetic about taking responsibility of misrepresentation of their findings

Question 4

• evaluation of socially sensitive research

Answer 4

w- there are always some social consequences from psychological research, but with socially sensitive research . It’s not sufficient to simply safeguard the interest of individual participants