Ethical Implications

Question 1

Ethical Implications

Answer 1

Considers impact and consequences that psych research has on the rights of other people in a wider context, not just participants

Question 2

Social Sensitivity

Answer 2

Sieber and Stanley came up with the term to describe studies where there are potential social consequences for participants/group of people represented by research

Question 3

Example of ethical implications

Answer 3

Milgrams study as participants were deceived and unable to provide fully informed consent

Question 4

Sieber and Stanley (ethics within research)

Answer 4

. Researcher needs to consider the treatment of the participants and their right to confidentiality and anonymity in order to prevent ethical implications within research

Question 5

Ethical Implications (data handling)

Answer 5

. Researchers should be mindful of how the data is going to be used and consider who is funding the research as this will have an impact on the rest of the population

. Its the researcher’s responsibility to check who wants the research conducted and why as some may want data that will negatively impact some individuals within society

Question 6

Eval - Advantages of looking at ethical implications (S)

Answer 6

. Considerations outlined by Sieber and Stanley provides a standard guideline to safeguard individuals who are indirectly affected by research thats being conducted
^ can be an indirect impact on the participants family and co-workers
. Ethical guidelines only focus on direct effects of research on participants so Sieber and Stanley’s guidelines protect the rest of society aswell

Question 7

Eval - Avoiding conducting socially sensitive research (W)

Answer 7

. Can lead to discrimination
. In 1972, at least 2000 involuntary sterilizations had been preformed on poor black women without their consent or knowledge - would have been justified by flawed research findings
. If we don’t preform socially sensitive research these are the types of ethical implications it can cause

Question 8

Eval - We need socially sensitive research

Answer 8

. If we avoid it would leave researchers with nothing but trivial questions to investigate
. Not all socially sensitive research is controversial and some is desirable and beneficial to society
E.g: research examining EWT, especially use of child witnesses
- Flin et al found young children can be relaible witnesses if they are questioned in a timely and appropriate manner