ethical conciderations

• ethics

  ethics are the values and customs of a person or group, issues such as right and wrong

  rules and principles that distinguish between right and wrong and guide our behaviour
• morals

  rules of right and wrong to guide our behaviour based on socially agreed princibles
• milgrams study

  • milgrams study broke ethical guidelines
  • however the consequences of the study that we have a much sharper insight into human behaviour
  • in partic why ppl able to commit atrocities
• applications of ethical considerations- ethical code for psychologists and psychological research

  british psychological society's code of ethics and conduct

  • if study might make change to life saving drug then a certain amount of risk might be acceptable but if the risk is for a beauty product then the risk is not necessary or acceptable
• respect

  • general respect
  • privacy and confidentiality
  • informed consent
  • right to withdraw
  • debreif
• comepetence

  • awareness of potential ethics
  • decision making
  • recognising limits of competence
  • recognising impairment
• integrity

  • honesty and accuracy
  • avoiding exploitation and conflicts of interest
  • maintaining personal boundaries
  • addressing ethical misconduct
• milgram

  milgrams ppts experienced stressful sit that stayed with some of them for the rest of their lives
• bandura

  some children were in tears in room with violent adult
• bocchiaro

  took great care to be ethical and also concidered the moral choices of the ppts
• similarities and differences

  • linked with usefulness of research
  • decision to promote human welfare is an ethical one bc there are alternatives such as just looking after yourself or ignoring the needs of others
• strength

  makes psychologists take personal responsibility for their work and treat their ppts with respect
• weakness

  tends to be a broader list of issues and doesn't concider a broader context