Ethical issues in psychology

How do we know right from wrong, good from bad, help from hindrance, and how can we judge the behaviour of others?Ethics are the rules and guidelines that we use to make such judgements. Often there are no clear answers, which make this subject both interesting and potentially frustrating. In this b...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Banyard, Philip, 1953- (-)
Otros Autores: Flanagan, Cara, 1951-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hove, East Sussex ; New York, NY : Routledge 2011.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Foundations of Psychology
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798288206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ethical Issues in Psychology; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Series preface; Preface; 1 Rights and wrongs; How ethical judgements affect people; Ethical issues; What are ethics?; Developing morals and being moral; Why study ethics?; Summary; 2 Ethical issues and how to deal with them; Ethical principles and the issues they bring up; Justifying unethical research; Strategies used to deal with ethical issues; Summary; 3 Ethical principles and guidelines; What are ethical principles and guidelines?; Limitations of ethical principles as a way of resolving ethical issues
  • Using the principles and guidelines to judge researchSummary; 4 Psychological research with human participants; Laboratories and experiments; Field studies; Natural experiments; Observational studies; Questionnaire surveys; Research using correlational analysis; Case studies; Cross-cultural research; Placebo studies; Internet-mediated research (IMR); Socially sensitive research; Summary; 5 Psychological research with animals; Emotion and flawed logic; Examples of research with non-human animals; Regulation of animal research; Usefulness: The scientific arguments for using animals in research
  • The ethical arguments for using animals in researchConclusion; Summary; 6 Psychology in practice; Military psychology; Media psychologists; Psychologists and therapy; Speaking out; Conclusion; Summary; 7 Ethics and your research project; Your own research; Key questions to ask when writing your ethics statement for your project; Summary; Glossary; References; Index