Social Influence

1. Social Influence problems with ethics psychlotron.org.uk

2. the issues the studies ways of dealing ethics ethics psychlotron.org.uk

3. ethical issues ethical issues questions or dilemmas concerning the moral acceptability of a study deception informed consent psychlotron.org.uk risk of harm

4. ethical issues ethical issues what’s the problem? deception where’s the dilemma? honesty psychlotron.org.uk necessity

5. studies studies investigations that raise or illustrate ethical issues and moral dilemmas milgram zimbardo psychlotron.org.uk

6. studies studies how did the issue arise? deception what were the consequences? stress were the researcher’s actions justified? psychlotron.org.uk

7. studies studies stress & harm temporary, not permanent unsought self-knowledge welcomed by most participants psychlotron.org.uk

8. ways of dealing ways of dealing things researchers or the profession can do to avoid problematic research practices guidelines committees psychlotron.org.uk cost-benefit analysis

9. ways of dealing ways of dealing how is it supposed to work? clarity what are the problems? ambiguity enforcement psychlotron.org.uk it is effective?

10. R T F Q read the flippin’ question psychlotron.org.uk

11. 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 psychlotron.org.uk

12. consider whether the procedures used in social influence research can be justified consider whether the procedures used in social influence research can be justified psychlotron.org.uk

13. 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 psychlotron.org.uk

14. 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 psychlotron.org.uk

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16. Research Methods some tips for the exam psychlotron.org.uk

17. key terms key terms there are about fifty key terms in the research methods part of the specification experiment reliability psychlotron.org.uk control

18. stimulus stimulus read the stimulus example in full before attempting any questions most of the answers are in there psychlotron.org.uk

19. context context questions usually require you to apply concepts to the example given ‘…in this study…’ psychlotron.org.uk

20. 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 …? psychlotron.org.uk how would you …?

21. explain clearly explain clearly many marks are lost through partial or inadequate explanations mark allocation better than what? psychlotron.org.uk

22. ethics ethics the points you raise must relevant to the situation described in the stimulus issues ways of dealing psychlotron.org.uk

23. operationalise operationalise questions on operational definitions & hypotheses often generate poor answers variables measurable psychlotron.org.uk

24. interpret interpret when asked to interpret findings look at all the measures given mark allocation statistical measures psychlotron.org.uk conclusions

25. statistics statistics don’t assume that the answer is always the mean central tendency dispersion psychlotron.org.uk

26. practice practice use the studies you know about to practice with method variables hypotheses precautions sampling psychlotron.org.uk findings & conclusions

27. Good Luck psychlotron.org.uk