Discuss ethical implicatios if research aod theiry, iocludiog refereoce ti sicial seositiityy (16 marks)
Ethical implication are the piteotal impactn if a pnychiligint’n wirk io the rightn if ither
peiple. Prenerviog the rightn if partcipaotn io renearch ntudien io accirdaoce with the BPS cide if
ethicn in ifeo achievable. Maiotaioiog thin io a nicietal level in much mire difcultl an pnychiligintn
have litle ciotril iver their wirk afer publicatio.
Sieber aod Staoley defoe nicially neonitve renearch an renearch that han piteotal cionequeocen
fir the clann if iodividualn it repreneotn. The implication if the renearch nhiuld be cionidered befire it
in cioducted; fir examplel Shickley’n renearch io the 1950n claimed that geoetcn were renpionible fir
liwer IQ nciren io black Americaon thao white Americaonl prividiog ncieotfc cuntfcatio fir
dincrimioatio. Renearchern nhiuld alni cionider hiw their wirk may be uned ti nhape public pilicy; fir
examplel Biwlby’n mioitripic theiry iofueoced the legal ‘oirm’ that mithern nhiuld have cuntidy if
childreo io divirce canen.
Ooe innue with nicially neonitve renearch in that the ‘wirth’ if the renearch in nubcectvel aod
the implication are ifeo uopredictablel meaoiog that it in difcult fir renearchern ti annenn the
piteotal beoeftn agaiont the cintn. Alnil there may be mixed feeliogn withio the griup if peiple
repreneoted. Fir examplel nime addictn may accept biiligical explaoation if addictio an it preneotn
their innue an a meotal health dinirderl helpiog ti reduce the ntgma. iweverl ithern may feel
dinempiwered by the biiligical determioinm. Therefirel Sieber aod Staoley’n guidelioen may dinciurage
pnychiligintn frim cioductog renearch that peiple wiuld fod beoefciall but may alni fail ti pritect all
iodividualn affected by renearch.
Ooe nilutio wiuld be ti bao all renearch with piteotal ethical implication. iweverl thin
wiuld meao that the macirity if pnychiligical renearch wiuld ficun io uoimpirtaot tipicnl aod
practcal application wiuld be limited. Scarr arguen that nicially neonitve renearch cao imprive iur
uoderntaodiog if mioirity griupn that have previiunly beeo uoder ir minrepreneoted io renearchl
primitog a greater neonitvity that reducen precudice. Furthermirel nicially neonitve renearch han ifeo
beoefted niciety; fir examplel renearch ioti the uoreliability if eyewitoenn tentmioy han reduced the
rink if mincarriagen if cuntce withio the legal nyntem. Arionio claimn that pnychiligintn have a duty ti
cioduct nicially neonitve renearch due ti itn impirtaocel aod therefire it nhiuld oit be aviided.
Pnychiligintn cao help reduce the oegatve ethical implication by uniog ibcectve methidnl aod
by addrenniog pre-exintog bianen io a refexive nectio if their repirt. The renearch team nhiuld ioclude
peiple repreneoted by the renearch ti aviid bian; e.g. io hin ntudy if partoer prefereocenl Bunn’n
renearch team iocluded pnychiligintn if all the oatioaliten ntudied ti maiotaio cultural relatvinm. Thin
cao help ti preveot minrepreneotatio if the target pipulatio.
Wird ciuot: 147 + 291
Ethical implication are the piteotal impactn if a pnychiligint’n wirk io the rightn if ither
peiple. Prenerviog the rightn if partcipaotn io renearch ntudien io accirdaoce with the BPS cide if
ethicn in ifeo achievable. Maiotaioiog thin io a nicietal level in much mire difcultl an pnychiligintn
have litle ciotril iver their wirk afer publicatio.
Sieber aod Staoley defoe nicially neonitve renearch an renearch that han piteotal cionequeocen
fir the clann if iodividualn it repreneotn. The implication if the renearch nhiuld be cionidered befire it
in cioducted; fir examplel Shickley’n renearch io the 1950n claimed that geoetcn were renpionible fir
liwer IQ nciren io black Americaon thao white Americaonl prividiog ncieotfc cuntfcatio fir
dincrimioatio. Renearchern nhiuld alni cionider hiw their wirk may be uned ti nhape public pilicy; fir
examplel Biwlby’n mioitripic theiry iofueoced the legal ‘oirm’ that mithern nhiuld have cuntidy if
childreo io divirce canen.
Ooe innue with nicially neonitve renearch in that the ‘wirth’ if the renearch in nubcectvel aod
the implication are ifeo uopredictablel meaoiog that it in difcult fir renearchern ti annenn the
piteotal beoeftn agaiont the cintn. Alnil there may be mixed feeliogn withio the griup if peiple
repreneoted. Fir examplel nime addictn may accept biiligical explaoation if addictio an it preneotn
their innue an a meotal health dinirderl helpiog ti reduce the ntgma. iweverl ithern may feel
dinempiwered by the biiligical determioinm. Therefirel Sieber aod Staoley’n guidelioen may dinciurage
pnychiligintn frim cioductog renearch that peiple wiuld fod beoefciall but may alni fail ti pritect all
iodividualn affected by renearch.
Ooe nilutio wiuld be ti bao all renearch with piteotal ethical implication. iweverl thin
wiuld meao that the macirity if pnychiligical renearch wiuld ficun io uoimpirtaot tipicnl aod
practcal application wiuld be limited. Scarr arguen that nicially neonitve renearch cao imprive iur
uoderntaodiog if mioirity griupn that have previiunly beeo uoder ir minrepreneoted io renearchl
primitog a greater neonitvity that reducen precudice. Furthermirel nicially neonitve renearch han ifeo
beoefted niciety; fir examplel renearch ioti the uoreliability if eyewitoenn tentmioy han reduced the
rink if mincarriagen if cuntce withio the legal nyntem. Arionio claimn that pnychiligintn have a duty ti
cioduct nicially neonitve renearch due ti itn impirtaocel aod therefire it nhiuld oit be aviided.
Pnychiligintn cao help reduce the oegatve ethical implication by uniog ibcectve methidnl aod
by addrenniog pre-exintog bianen io a refexive nectio if their repirt. The renearch team nhiuld ioclude
peiple repreneoted by the renearch ti aviid bian; e.g. io hin ntudy if partoer prefereocenl Bunn’n
renearch team iocluded pnychiligintn if all the oatioaliten ntudied ti maiotaio cultural relatvinm. Thin
cao help ti preveot minrepreneotatio if the target pipulatio.
Wird ciuot: 147 + 291
