1. Kohlberg's model of Mental Development
The Heinz Dilemma: watch the movie. What would you do? This is a psychology test. Is it a good one? Is it biased?
Keyword:
Bias: The way a person feels for, or against one person, or group, in a way considered to be unfair.
Keyword:
Bias: The way a person feels for, or against one person, or group, in a way considered to be unfair.
Pre-conventional
The pre-conventional level of moral reasoning is especially common in children, although adults can also exhibit this level of reasoning. Reasoners at this level judge the morality of an action by its direct consequences. The pre-conventional level is solely concerned with the self in an egocentric manner. A child with pre-conventional morality has not yet adopted or internalized society's rules and expectations regarding what is right or wrong, but instead focuses largely on external consequences that certain actions may bring. |
Conventional
The conventional level of moral reasoning is typical of adolescents and adults. To reason in a conventional way is to judge the morality of actions by comparing them to society's views and expectations. Conventional morality is characterized by an acceptance of society's conventions concerning right and wrong. At this level an individual obeys rules and follows society's norms even when there are no consequences for obedience or disobedience. Adherence to rules and conventions is somewhat rigid, however, and a rule's appropriateness or fairness is seldom questioned. |
Post-Conventional
The post-conventional level, also known as the principled level, is marked by a growing realization that individuals are separate entities from society, and that the individual’s own perspective may take precedence over society’s view; individuals may disobey rules inconsistent with their own principles. Post-conventional moralists live by their own ethical principles—principles that typically include such basic human rights as life, liberty, and justice. People who exhibit post-conventional morality view rules as useful but changeable mechanisms—ideally rules can maintain the general social order and protect human rights. Rules are not absolute dictates that must be obeyed without question. Because post-conventional individuals elevate their own moral evaluation of a situation over social conventions, their behavior, can be confused with that of those at the preconventional level. Some theorists have speculated that many people may never reach this level of abstract moral reasoning. |
2. Are these ethical tests?
Measuring human behaviour is much more complex than the previous model suggests...it just doesn’t work!
But to experiment on people you need to show that you adhere to ethics in your experiments
Keyword
Ethics - Principles that govern people’s behaviour
Confidentiality
Right to withdraw
Informed consent
Psychological Harm
Task: Fill in the table below
But to experiment on people you need to show that you adhere to ethics in your experiments
Keyword
Ethics - Principles that govern people’s behaviour
Confidentiality
Right to withdraw
Informed consent
Psychological Harm
Task: Fill in the table below
- Watch the following videos: Read and watch experiments to pick out CRIP issues
- Fill in the table with the four studies, including their procedure (How it's done), results of the study, and complete with the CRIPs.
- Extra challenge task is to suggest improvements
ethical_issues_in_social_science_studies.docx | |
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FINAL TASK: Safety Poster
Design a Safety Poster to explain CRIPS to trainee psychologists. Assessed on humour/clarity/knowledge of ethical issue
Design a Safety Poster to explain CRIPS to trainee psychologists. Assessed on humour/clarity/knowledge of ethical issue