2022-2024 Year 13 A-Level Psychology - Issues & Debates: Ethical Implications & Social Sensitivity
Ethical issues are guidelines that protect participants' rights and well-being during research. Ethical implications go further, considering the potential impact of the research findings on both participants and wider society, especially in socially sensitive topics.
What are ethical issues?
They protect the participants in the study
Key Terms
What are ethical issues?
They protect the participants in the study
What are ethical implications?
They consider the effect of the findings on the participants in the study and effect on society
What are socially sensitive areas?
Studies where there is potential social consequences for the participants or the groups they represent
What aspects should be considered when research is viewed as socially sensitive?
Consider the effects on the participants
Consider the effects in terms of potential bias
How can researchers deal with effect on participants and risk of bias
Consider effect on group before
Fully debrief participants
Take care when writing the...
How can researchers deal with the issue of the possible use of findings?
Consider all positive and negative uses of their findings
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What are ethical issues? | They protect the participants in the study |
What are ethical implications? | They consider the effect of the findings on the participants in the study and effect on society |
What are socially sensitive areas? | Studies where there is potential social consequences for the participants or the groups they represent |
What aspects should be considered when research is viewed as socially sensitive? | Consider the effects on the participants Consider the effects in terms of potential bias Consider use of findings Consider validity of findings |
How can researchers deal with effect on participants and risk of bias | Consider effect on group before Fully debrief participants Take care when writing the report and consider possible misuse or benefits |
How can researchers deal with the issue of the possible use of findings? | Consider all positive and negative uses of their findings |
How can researchers deal with the issue of validity of the research? | Ensure the research is fee from bias and not fraudulent |
What negative implications can come from Bowlby’s research? | Affected social policy as mothers encouraged to stay at home - mother may have felt pressured to maintain maternal roles and guilt for working |
Why might Bowlby’s research be seen as lacking validity? | Possible researcher bias as he conducted his own research Considered to be poorly controlled |
How can research into family dysfunction be seen as leading to bias | Blames families for schizophrenia in their offspring due high expressed emotion. Leading to guilt and emotion. |
Although research into family dysfunction can be seen as negative what positive can there be? | Practical applications - family therapy aims to support families and the person with schizophrenia to improve lives and reduce relapse. |