Please read the following scenarios below. For each one, taking into account all you have learned in this class, discuss the ethical guidelines that each of the scenarios violate. Your paper will focus on how you could revise these scenarios as ethically conducted research endeavors. In other words, please identify how the scenarios can be modified so that they adhere to ethical guidelines in the field of psychology. Some general considerations to include are:
- How you would get consent from participants and what you would do to protect their anonymity?
- What is the level of risk involved in the research study? How would you justify and minimize risk?
- How would you debrief the participants? Would they get a reward? If so, what would that reward be?
- Why do you think that reward is appropriate to the task?

Scenario I: A psychologist who conducts qualitative research on social support and major life stresses is interested in how parents cope with the death of a young child. He decides to research the use of Internet sources of support. Posing as a parent who has recently lost a child, he subscribes to several listservs and participates in discussions in several chat rooms. He prints postings and discussions for his data analyses and quotes from these transcripts in his publications. What ethical concerns exist? What additional issues arise if the psychologist harvests the lists, not as a participant, but by accessing archives?

Scenario II: A local business is interested in making better decisions about which employees should be encouraged to pursue a career track in management. They ask a psychologist to administer and interpret personality tests that include measures of creativity, ego strength, and introversion/extroversion to a group of new employees. Should he honor this request? What issues are raised if the instruments used by the psychologist were developed using samples of white, middle-class men? What if the psychologist also is asked to administer an integrity test to evaluate each new employee?

Scenario III: A major corporation hires a psychologist who has conducted applied research on cognitive errors that result from the way in which a message is presented. Some of her research suggests that consumer brand preferences can be manipulated by techniques that make listeners think they heard something other than what was actually said. The vice president for the marketing division, who is not trained in behavioral research, pressures her to incorporate her research findings in the design of a new marketing campaign. What ethical concerns exist?

Writing Requirements:
Essay must be double-spaced with 1-inch margins and typed in 12-point Times New Roman.
Your Essay should have a Cover Page Essays should be proofread for spelling and grammar mistakes.
Minimum of 5 pages. You can use 8 pages as the upper limit. Since this is a Psychology course, it is suggested that all research and quotations should be cited in APA style format. Please note that APA style is not a part of your grade but do your best to practice these skills.

Don’t forget to include 4-6 references on the topic of ethics via research from Touro’s library to help justify your arguments. In writing your paper, DO NOT rewrite the scenarios in the paper. Please focus on how to modify the scenarios in order to match the ethical guidelines for psychological research.

Psychology as a Science and Profession

In 5 to 8 pages, explain why you chose psychology as a major and how the information you learned in this course has changed or not changed your decision. Additionally, address the following:

Explain what you plan to do when you graduate
Describe the pros and cons of pursuing a career with a bachelor’s degree in psychology versus pursuing graduate education in the field of psychology
If you were to pursue a career in the field of psychology, describe what you would do and why you would choose that particular career
Lastly, imagine a friend or relative is interested in pursuing a degree or career in Psychology but states it is just too scientific and professional for him/her. Based upon what you now know, explain the how Psychology as a Science and Profession is applicable to everyday life. Make sure you provide examples of how it is and can be used.

Be sure to use correct grammar in your writing as well as a title page and references to support your points.

Writing Guidelines
Make sure your paper is double spaced, font size 12, with a 1 inch margin all around.

Include a title and references page (not counted in the 5-8 pages).
Use in-text citations to support your points and make sure you also include the complete citations in the references section of your essay
Be sure to use correct grammar and check your spelling in your writing

Please read the following scenarios below. For each one, taking int...