Discuss the need for scientific research in the field of psychology
Discuss the need for scientific research in the field of psychology. How
does psychological research obtain and use empirical evidence?
Earlier
in this lesson, we read about research suggesting that there is a
correlation between eating cereal and weight. Cereal companies that
present this information in their advertisements could lead someone to
believe that eating more cereal causes healthy weight. Why would they
make such a claim and what arguments could you make to counter this
cause-and-effect claim?
Select one of the ethics case studies
included a lesson or in this article and discuss the ethical violations.
Refer to the characteristics of an ethical research project in your
response. Would it be possible to reproduce this study under the current
guidelines for ethical studies? Explain your answer.
The link to
that article:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/52787/10-famous-psychological-experiments-could-never-happen-today