Ethical Implications of Research (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Ethical issue
Ethical issue
Conflict between what researcher wants to know & participant rights
Socially sensitive research
Socially sensitive research
Studies with potential social consequences/implications
Zimbardo privacy violation example
Zimbardo privacy violation example
Went to people's homes & arrested them
Groups affected by socially sensitive research
Groups affected by socially sensitive research
Participants, families, cultures, researchers & institutions
1st social implication: research question
1st social implication: research question
Wording can give viewpoint scientific credibility
2nd social implication: participants
2nd social implication: participants
Treatment - mainly confidentiality concerns
3rd social implication: context
3rd social implication: context
E.g. drug company sponsorship may mislead findings
4th social implication: findings
4th social implication: findings
Interpretation & application to different situations
US sterilisation programme period
US sterilisation programme period
1907-1970s
Mississippi black women sterilisation %
Mississippi black women sterilisation %
60% without permission at Sunflower City Hospital
Benefit: socially sensitive research
Benefit: socially sensitive research
Important societal benefits & positive social change
Ethical guidelines protect from
Ethical guidelines protect from
Long-term physical/psychological harm to participants
Limitation: ethical considerations
Limitation: ethical considerations
Can limit scope of research & restrict study types