Bioethics Web Survey

Bioethics

The field of psychology involves the study of human emotions, thoughts, behaviors, and of the physiological processes that produce these attributes. Do you believe that it is in the best interest of society at large to delve into such private matters as emotions? Do you consider it an invasion of individual privacy to have someone’s thought process examined? How valuable is it to have behaviors identified as “normal” or “abnormal”? Who should make that determination? Following is a list of questions that involves ethical decisions in the field of psychology. It is a simple survey in which you should respond either True or False to each statement. Think first before you respond. When you submit your answers, you should see a graph that visually indicates how your answers compare to those who have already taken the survey.

1. Research to control abnormal behaviors (such as depression) with drugs should be encouraged.	True	False
2. People should be able to modify their moods, desires, sleep patterns, and memory through manipulation of brain chemicals.	True	False
3. Sex offenders should be chemically castrated.	True	False
4. Violent criminals should be controlled through brain surgery to reduce aggressive impulses.	True	False
5. Governments should be able to control their citizens through chemical treatment of drinking supplies.	True	False
6. People should be able to have brain implants so they could stimulate pleasure centers whenever they desired.	True	False
7. We should not continue research into how the brain functions because this violates individual rights.	True	False
8. Humans should not participate in genetic manipulation because it could result in superraces.	True	False
9. Cloning of humans should be encouraged so we can study genetic and environmental influences on behavior.	True	False
10. Researchers should not be allowed to manipulate biological bases of psychological function, such as sexual orientation, intelligence, personality, or mood.	True	False

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