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1 What is the difference between scientific and common sense psychology?
scientific / common sense psychology
-methodology
-theories and hypothesis
-replicability
-biases
-knowledge base
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2 Identify and describe at least one psychological study that could not be conducted today
due to ethical reasons, and, using this example, discuss the change of ethical standards in
psychology.
Stanford Prison Experiment Phillip Zimbardo 1971
ethical violations:
-lack of informed consent
-psychological harm
-no clear right to withdraw
-conflict of interest
Institutional Review boards check
-risk/benefit ratio
-consent procedure
-confidentiality and debriefing protocols
APA's first ethical code 1953
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3 Describe the controversy surrounding the usage of tests to measure intelligence.
1 cultural bias
criticism: mostly for westerns middle-class white
result: others may score lower but unfairly
2 definition: what should be included & how to measure
criticism: tests measure logical reasoning, math and verbal skills, but miss EI, creativity, prob-
solv, music kinetic
3 over-reliance
4 nature vs nurture
example: WAIS & Stanford-Binet
relevant study: Herrnstein & Murray (1994) - The Bell Curve
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