Social Influence

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Social Influence

• problems with ethics

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ethics
ethics
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ethical issues
ethical issues
questions or dilemmas concerning the moral
acceptability of a study
deception
informed consent
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risk of harm
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ethical issues
ethical issues
whats the problem?
deception
wheres the dilemma?
honesty
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necessity
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studies
studies
investigations that raise or illustrate ethical
issues and moral dilemmas
milgram
zimbardo
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studies
studies
how did the issue arise?
deception
what were the consequences?
stress
were the researchers actions justified?
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studies
studies
stress harm
temporary, not permanent
unsought self-knowledge
welcomed by most participants
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ways of dealing
ways of dealing
things researchers or the profession can do to
avoid problematic research practices
guidelines
committees
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cost-benefit analysis
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ways of dealing
ways of dealing
how is it supposed to work?
clarity
what are the problems?
ambiguity
enforcement
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it is effective?
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R T F Q
read
the
question
flippin
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outline evaluate ways in which psychologists
have dealt with ethical issues raised in social
influence research
outline evaluate ways in which psychologists
have dealt with ethical issues raised in social
influence research
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consider whether the procedures used in social
influence research can be justified
consider whether the procedures used in social
influence research can be justified
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outline ethical issues in social influence
research and assess whether psychologists have
been successful in resolving such issues
outline ethical issues in social influence
research and assess whether psychologists have
been successful in resolving such issues
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pitfalls
pitfalls
confusing ethical guidelines with ethical
issues suggesting that debriefing solves all
ethical problems unnecessary detail on the BPS
guidelines writing the naughty Stanley
essay forgetting that 12 marks are for AO2
guidelines
debriefing
detail
naughty Stanley
AO2
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Research Methods

• some tips for the exam

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key terms
key terms
there are about fifty key terms in the research
methods part of the specification
experiment
reliability
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control
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stimulus
stimulus
read the stimulus example in full before
attempting any questions
most of the answers are in there
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context
context
questions usually require you to apply concepts
to the example given
in this study
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what, why, how?
what, why, how?
be careful to avoid jumping on key terms as the
questions may not ask the obvious
what is ?
why would we ?
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how would you ?
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explain clearly
explain clearly
many marks are lost through partial or inadequate
explanations
mark allocation
better than what?
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ethics
ethics
the points you raise must relevant to the
situation described in the stimulus
issues
ways of dealing
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operationalise
operationalise
questions on operational definitions hypotheses
often generate poor answers
variables
measurable
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interpret
interpret
when asked to interpret findings look at all the
measures given
mark allocation
statistical measures
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conclusions
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statistics
statistics
dont assume that the answer is always the mean
central tendency
dispersion
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practice
practice
use the studies you know about to practice with
method
variables
hypotheses
precautions
sampling
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findings conclusions
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Good Luck
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