POLS2009 Study Guide - Final Guide: Normative Ethics, Applied Ethics, Publication Bias

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Research driven publication bias: selection (also known as the file drawer effect , where studies with nonsignificant results have lower publication rates; Inflation bias, also known as p-hacking or selective reporting, is the misreporting of true effect sizes in published studies. Normative ethics offers the moral norms which guide, or indicate what one should or should not do, in particular situations. It provides frameworks of which we may not actually be aware at the time that allow us to judge people"s actions and decisions as right" or. Investigating how normative ethical theory can be applied to specific issues or to particular situations and circumstances. How can we take norms and values and implement them in the real world, how to apply - applied ethics. Thinking about what is right and good that should drive research eg do no harm - normative.