Ethical implications

• Ethical implications-

  Guidelines- protect those involved in the research

  Implications- effects on individuals beyond the study
• Ethical implications-

  Siebers + Stanley- 1988

  • studies social sensitivity - controversial
  • ‘studies in which there are potential consequences/implications directly on those involved/represented’
• Ethical implications-

  Aronson - 1999

  • Socially sensitive research should still be done
  • Allows the sensitivity to decrease
  • Allows a better understanding
• Ethical implications-

  Equal scale-

  • Costs and benefits of society - benefits needs to be higher
  • Groups effected, economy, prejudice/discrimination implications, bias reflections, validity, potential minus age awareness
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  Solutions-

  • Only producing research when benefits are higher
  • Reflective while researching - aware of personal bias
  • Use valid methods and analysis‘
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  evaluations-

  W- medias influences - misunderstandings/false info

  S- shows change in society - DSM removed homosexuality on 1973 as a result of research

  W- less likely to be submitted and approved

  W- historical implications
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  Examples-

  • Banduras Bodo doll- blames role models, limited to role models, limits kids violence involvement, improves kids safety, shows home life impact
  • Milgrams study- shows how easily destructive power can be used, excuses evil behaviour as obedience, explains the past