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This 5 page paper considers ethics, the concept of the cost/benefit ratio, false confessions and how they might impact psychological research. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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by others, and so on. This paper considers the ethical problems presented by false confessions in psychological research. Discussion What is ethics? Probably the most common way of describing ethics
is that it is a way of determining right and wrong: "ethics are norms for conduct that distinguish between ... acceptable and unacceptable behavior" (Resnik, 2007). Most people learn ethical
behavior at home, in church, at school or in their society, but clearly it is more than common sense, because if everyone understood it in the same way, there would
be no ethical disputes (Resnik, 2007). Resnik argues that one reason why we sometimes disagree on ethical matters is because "all people recognize some common ethical norms but different individuals
interpret, apply, and balance these norms in different ways in light of their own values and life experiences" (Resnik, 2007). Its also important to remember that ethics and the law
are not the same; sometimes, things can be "legal but unethical or illegal but ethical" (Resnik, 2007). There are a number of reasons why its important to adhere to
ethics in research. First, ethics promotes "the aims of research, such as knowledge, truth, and avoidance of error" (Resnik, 2007). Second, research often involves a great deal of work among
many different people, often in different locations; ethical standards of "trust, accountability, mutual respect, and fairness" must be used or people may be reluctant to trust others with their findings,
and the project will falter (Resnik, 2007). Third, ethics helps to insure that the "researchers can be held accountable to the public" (Resnik, 2007). Fourth, ethics helps "build public support
for research" (Resnik, 2007). And finally, ethical research promotes a "variety of other important moral and social values, such as social responsibility, human rights, animal welfare, compliance with the law,
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