Research Methods and Statistics

Ethics Worksheet
After watching the “Into the Mind: Mind Control” video, answer each question with at least 200 words.

1. Based on the information in Ch. 1 of Research Methods and Statistics and the video, what is the goal of psychological research?

2. Identify one landmark study from the video. What did the field of psychology learn from this study? What are some ethical considerations that should be considered?

3. Research Methods and Statistics discusses the concept of cultural factors in mental health research. How might this topic apply to Robert Heath’s experiment on psychosurgery on African-Americans? What is the current application of this study?

4. Based on the information you read from Standard 8 of the APA Code of Ethics (Research & Publication), which ethical principles do you think apply to the current study of optogenetics?

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