The Role Of Ethical Research In Psychology
The Science of Psychology
Marty Allen
PSY 300
August 8, 2010
Dr. Theresa Watts
Examine the major underlying assumptions of the various schools of thought in psychology.
Edward Titchener initiated a school of thought called structuralism. He believed that experimentation was the best way for a science of psychology. He went further viewing the study of consciousness as something that was not scientific because sensations and feelings could not be seeing by anyone except the person reporting them. Structuralism dominated psychology in the earliest years.
The other was functionalism. This school of thought focused on the role of psychological processes in assisting individuals to adapt to their environment. Williams James, a Harvard psychologist …show more content…
However, today the American Psychological Association publishes guidelines that rule psychological research practices, universities and other institutions that review proposals for psychological studies, with the power to deny them or to protect the welfare of participants. Two main ethical issues involved in research are the use of deception and the use of animals in research. The APA guidelines meets four conditions: (1) The research is of great importance and cannot be conducted without deception; (2) participants can be expected to find the procedures reasonable once they are informed after the experiment; (3) participants can withdraw from the experiment at any time; (4) experimenters debrief the participants afterward, explaining the purposes of the study and removing and stressful …show more content…
Many studies keep participants blind to the aims of the investigation until the end; some go further by giving participants a story to make sure they do not discover to the hypothesis being tested. The APA guidelines permit deception only if a study meets four conditions: (1) The research is of great importance and cannot be conducted without deception; (2) participants can be expected to find the procedures reasonable once they are informed after the experiment; (3) participants can withdraw from the experiment at any time; (4) experimenters debrief the participants afterward, explaining the purposes of the study and removing and stressful after-effects.
Another larger ethical dilemma concerns the use of nonhuman animals for psychological research. Some animal rights groups argue that animal research in psychology has produced little of value to humans, especially considering the suffering of animals in research. The difficulty lies in the interests of humans with those of other animals and advancing science. Accordingly, institutional review boards examine proposals for experiments with nonhuman animals as they do with human participants and similarly veto or require changes in proposals they deem
Marty Allen
PSY 300
August 8, 2010
Dr. Theresa Watts
Examine the major underlying assumptions of the various schools of thought in psychology.
Edward Titchener initiated a school of thought called structuralism. He believed that experimentation was the best way for a science of psychology. He went further viewing the study of consciousness as something that was not scientific because sensations and feelings could not be seeing by anyone except the person reporting them. Structuralism dominated psychology in the earliest years.
The other was functionalism. This school of thought focused on the role of psychological processes in assisting individuals to adapt to their environment. Williams James, a Harvard psychologist …show more content…
However, today the American Psychological Association publishes guidelines that rule psychological research practices, universities and other institutions that review proposals for psychological studies, with the power to deny them or to protect the welfare of participants. Two main ethical issues involved in research are the use of deception and the use of animals in research. The APA guidelines meets four conditions: (1) The research is of great importance and cannot be conducted without deception; (2) participants can be expected to find the procedures reasonable once they are informed after the experiment; (3) participants can withdraw from the experiment at any time; (4) experimenters debrief the participants afterward, explaining the purposes of the study and removing and stressful …show more content…
Many studies keep participants blind to the aims of the investigation until the end; some go further by giving participants a story to make sure they do not discover to the hypothesis being tested. The APA guidelines permit deception only if a study meets four conditions: (1) The research is of great importance and cannot be conducted without deception; (2) participants can be expected to find the procedures reasonable once they are informed after the experiment; (3) participants can withdraw from the experiment at any time; (4) experimenters debrief the participants afterward, explaining the purposes of the study and removing and stressful after-effects.
Another larger ethical dilemma concerns the use of nonhuman animals for psychological research. Some animal rights groups argue that animal research in psychology has produced little of value to humans, especially considering the suffering of animals in research. The difficulty lies in the interests of humans with those of other animals and advancing science. Accordingly, institutional review boards examine proposals for experiments with nonhuman animals as they do with human participants and similarly veto or require changes in proposals they deem