Ethics in Psychological Research and Practice
Published on 1. July 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-1-85433-057-4 (ISBN)
Description
Part of a series of units aimed primarily at A/S and A-level students, this volume covers the ethics of both human and animal experimentation and raises questions of concern about some areas of psychological practice, including clinical psychology, psychometric testing and counselling.
Part of a series of units aimed primarily at A/S and A-level students, this volume covers the ethics of both human and animal experimentation and raises questions of concern about some areas of psychological practice, including clinical psychology, psychometric testing and counselling.
Part of a series of units aimed primarily at A/S and A-level students, this volume covers the ethics of both human and animal experimentation and raises questions of concern about some areas of psychological practice, including clinical psychology, psychometric testing and counselling.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations, further reading list, glossary, references
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85433-057-4 (9781854330574)
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Content
Part 1 Research with humans: why are psychologists concerned with ethics? - the "obedience to authority" study; BPS guidelines on research - general, consent, deception, debriefing, withdrawal from the investigation, confidentiality, protection of participation, observational research, giving advice, colleagues' research. Part 2 Ethics in psychological practice: ethics in clinical practice - psychology and psychiatry changing behaviour through learning, behaviour therapy, aversion therapy, behaviour modification, systematic desensitization; ethical considerations of behaviour modification - freedom, control, "cure", the consequences of cure; ethics on psychometric testing - the tester's responsibilities, testing and forensic psychology, testing and occupational psychology. Part 3 Research with animals: why use animals in psychological research? - behavioural continuity, experimental control, detachment, comparing generations, asking the right research questions; ethical guidelines for research using animals - regard for the law, knowing the species, protecting the species, pain and distress, surgery, drugs and euthanasia; the case for psychological research with animals - benefits to animals themselves, protecting people and crops, animal learning applied to humans, research into pain, animal helpers; the debate about animal experimentation - practical matters, ethical matters, the Bateson model.