Issues and Debates: Ethical implications of research/theory

The impact psychological research may have in terms of the rights of other people is known as _______________.

• An ethical implication
• An ethical indication
• An ethical intervention
• An ethical minefield

Research that is more likely to be controversial is ___________________ research.

• Seriously sensitive
• Sexually sensitive
• Sociallt insensitive
• Socially sensitive

Which of the following is not a concern for socially sensitvie research?

• Public policy
• Reliability
• Responsibility
• Validity

Which researchers' studies into genetic explanations of criminality could be deemed socially sensitive?

• Christainsen (1977)

• Lange (1930)

• Raine et al. (2000)

• Tiihonen et al (2014)

Which researchers' studies into neural explanations of criminality could be deemed socially sensitive?

• Christiansen (1977)

• Lange (1930)

• Raine et al. (2000)

• Tiihonen et al. (2014)

Some express concern that socially sensitive research could be used for ________.

• Social conflict
• Social control
• Social contact
• Social conventions

A benefit of socially sensitive research is it can help ____________________.

• Decrease prejudice and discourage acceptance
• Decrease prejudice and encourage acceptance
• Increase prejudice and discourage acceptance
• Increase prejudice and encourage acceptance

A cost of framing the question in socially sensitive research is it could result in ____________________.

• Cultural diversity
• Cultural stupidity
• Cultural superiority
• Cultural universality

When tackling socially sensitive research social constructivist researchers are more likely to be up-front about...

• their friends biases and preconceptions

• their own biases and preconceptions

• their own biases and postconceptions

• their own blouses and preconceptions

When tackling socially sensitive research social constructivist researchers are more likely to...

• Comment on the deductive nature of their work

• Comment on the inductive nature of their work

• Comment on the objective nature of their work

• Comment on the reflexive nature of their work