Instruction
Recognizing and Avoiding Bias 2 paragraphs
Provide a 2-paragraph explanation of the advice you would give the researcher in one of the scenarios above. Note that this is not a forum for you to post your personal beliefs about homosexuality, religion, the military, or any other topics.
Scenario 2: A researcher has a younger brother serving in the Army in Iraq, and the family is extremely proud of the brothers patriotism. Sadly, the brother was recently killed when the army vehicle he was in was bombed. As a result, the researcher has developed a strong dislike and distrust of people from the Middle East and Muslims in general. During the course of setting up interviews for the researchers study, the researcher discovers that some people of Middle Eastern heritage are included in the participant base. What advice would you give the researcher for putting aside personal beliefs in order to remain an objective and ethical researcher?
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the reading(s) and/or media segment(s) and use APA format.
To prepare for this Discussion:
Review the following in the Learning Resources:
`Guidelines to Reduce Bias in Language,` (pp. 6176) in the course text, Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Review the `Ethical Issues to Anticipate` section (pp. 8792) in the course text, Research Design, as well as the course text, On Being a Scientist.
Review the Ethical Standards and Diversity Standards for your discipline.
Scenario 2: A researcher has a younger brother serving in the Army in Iraq, and the family is extremely proud of the brothers patriotism. Sadly, the brother was recently killed when the army vehicle he was in was bombed. As a result, the researcher has developed a strong dislike and distrust of people from the Middle East and Muslims in general. During the course of setting up interviews for the researchers study, the researcher discovers that some people of Middle Eastern heritage are included in the participant base. What advice would you give the researcher for putting aside personal beliefs in order to remain an objective and ethical researcher?