ETHICS
Exploration
Pain & perception in psychology
– List psychological issues from the talk that are
related to pain, perception and torture.
– Cite the APA ethics that correspond with these
scenarios.
– Discuss the pros and cons of using psychological
principles for torture.
Imagine that we now have reliable drugs that erase
memories, consider what ethics would be involved in
encouraging this course of treatment for someone with:
- a. Soldiers returning from combat with memories of traumatic experiences.
– b. Young victims of rape or other sexual assault.
– c. Someone involved in a serious car accident.
– d. A parent who lost a young child.
– e. Someone who broke up a serious long term relationship.
– f. Someone in college who got a first failing grade ever.
Choose at least one scenario & discuss your thinking. Then
search APA ethical codes for all relevant guidelines.
A school psychologist administers a group IQ test to a very diverse
class of 300 ninth graders for the purpose of “planning their high
school curriculum.” The school psychologist enters the IQ scores into
the school’s computerized data base. Due to a glitch in the system, all
of the scores are available to anyone who logs onto the school’s
website. Are there ethical issues in this scenario?
• List the relevant ethics issues in the scenario..
• What are the potential cultural issues and technological concerns?