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Social Influence. Seminar 3 Essay - Ethical Issues. There are different ways that psychologists deal with ethical issues. One way is through use of ethical guidelines. These are concrete, quasi-legal documents that help to guide conduct within psychology by establishing principles for standard practice and competence. Another way is through the use of an ethical committee. This is a group of people within a research institution that must approve a study before it begins. An additional way is through socialisation. This is when psychologists get together and learn to take on each others ethical attitudes. A final way is punishment. A psychologist who disobeys the ethical code will have to appear before a special committee which judges the seriousness of the offence. The psychologist will then be dealt with accordingly. Deception is one of the many ethical issue that have been raised by social influence research. The BPS say...

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