Controversies

Question 1

Ethical costs of conducting research

Answer 1

1 - Intro/Milgram
2 - Kohlberg
3 - Rosenhan (psychiatric diagnosis)
4 - Dr Money
5 - Landis
6 - Humpherys (homosexual encounters)
7 - Conclusion

Question 2

Non human animals

Answer 2

1 - Brady - Electric shocks
2 - Seligman - Learned helplessness
3 - Comparative psychology - Harlow & Lorenz (imprinting)
4 - Speciesism - Singer & Regan. Animal rights
5 - Conclusion - Animals act 1986

Question 3

Scientific status

Answer 3

1 - Scientific approach (drugs, verifiable knowledge) Milgram
2 - Change in focus - Positivism
3 - Methods that are used
4 - Reductionist & Determinist
5 - Perspectives
6 - Conclusion

Question 4

Sexism

Answer 4

1 - Gender bias
2 - Alpha bias - real differences - Freud
3 - Beta bias - ignores/minimised differences - Kohlberg
4 - Socially sensitive research
5 - Historical and social context - Moss
6 - Invisibility of women
7 - Conclusion