About the lecture

In this lecture, we think about the concepts of ethics, obedience and heroism, focusing in particular on: (i) defining a theory as a collection of knowledge based on a combined series of research; (ii) presenting an example study as a case from which to evaluate the ethics of research; (iii) a review of different ethical considerations from this imagined field study; (iv) framing these considerations in the context of ethics, obedience and heroism; (v) definitions of prejudice, obedience and ethics; (vi) the utilitarian perspective on morality as compared to the given definition of ethics.

About the lecturer

Dr Ayoub Bouguettaya is a lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham. Dr Bouguettaya’s research interests are in social psychology and how knowledge from that field can be applied to others, particularly health, including how we can apply social identity theory to societal problems, as well as investigating the different perspectives one might take on those issues. Some of Dr Bouguettaya’s recent publications include 'The relationship between gambling advertising and gambling attitudes, intentions and behaviours: a critical and meta-analytic review' (2020) and 'The Effect of a Food Addiction Explanation Model for Weight Control and Obesity on Weight Stigma' (2020).