1.5: Ethical considerations Flashcards

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Milgram’s study raised several ethical issues and indeed Milgram had what suspended after his research was published?

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Milgram’s study raised several ethical issues and indeed Milgram had his membership of the American Psychological Association (APA) suspended after his research was published

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Milgram’s study raised several ethical issues and indeed Milgram had his membership of the American Psychological Association (APA) suspended after his research was published.
His work though was eventually ruled what?

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Milgram’s work though was eventually ruled ethically acceptable

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Milgram’s study raised several ethical issues and indeed Milgram had his membership of the American Psychological Association (APA) suspended after his research was published.
Milgram’s work though was eventually ruled ethically acceptable and he won what for it?

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Milgram’s work though was eventually ruled ethically acceptable and he won a major award for it

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Milgram’s study raised several ethical issues and indeed Milgram had his membership of the American Psychological Association (APA) suspended after his research was published.
Milgram’s work though was eventually ruled ethically acceptable and he won a major award for it.
Maybe what upset people was not the abuse of ethics, but the upsetting results that went against what?

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Maybe what upset people was not the abuse of ethics, but the upsetting results that went against the accepted ideas of:

  1. Free will
  2. Personal responsibility for one’s behaviour
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Milgram’s study raised several ethical issues and indeed Milgram had his membership of the American Psychological Association (APA) suspended after his research was published.
Milgram’s work though was eventually ruled ethically acceptable and he won a major award for it.
Maybe what upset people was not the abuse of ethics, but the upsetting results that went against the accepted ideas of free will and personal responsibility for one’s behaviour.
It was the work of Milgram and similar psychologists, like who, that helped to identify what?

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It was the work of Milgram and similar psychologists, like Asch, that helped to identify the ethical issues that psychologists must consider when:
1. Planning
2. Conducting
research

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Milgram’s study raised several ethical issues and indeed Milgram had his membership of the American Psychological Association (APA) suspended after his research was published.
Milgram’s work though was eventually ruled ethically acceptable and he won a major award for it.
Maybe what upset people was not the abuse of ethics, but the upsetting results that went against the accepted ideas of free will and personal responsibility for one’s behaviour.
It was the work of Milgram and similar psychologists, like Asch, that helped to identify the ethical issues that psychologists must consider when planning and conducting research.
Without these studies of social influence, there would not be what?

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Without these studies of social influence, there would not be ethical:

  1. Codes
  2. Guidelines
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Psychological harm:
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Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to what?

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Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress

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Psychological harm:
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Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by what?

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Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited

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Psychological harm:
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Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had what?

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3 participants had seizures

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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had what?
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Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved

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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved.
80% of participants said that they were what?

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80% of participants said that they were glad they had participated in the study

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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved.
80% of participants said that they were glad they had participated in the study.
74% of participants thought that they had what?

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74% of participants thought that they had learnt something useful about themselves

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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved.
80% of participants said that they were glad they had participated in the study.
74% of participants thought that they had learnt something useful about themselves.
A thorough debriefing was carried out where participants met who?

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A thorough debriefing was carried out where participants met the unharmed learner

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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved.
80% of participants said that they were glad they had participated in the study.
74% of participants thought that they had learnt something useful about themselves.
A thorough debriefing was carried out where participants met the unharmed learner and a year later, all 40 participants received what?

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A:

  1. Thorough debriefing was carried out where participants met the unharmed learner
  2. Year later, all 40 participants received psychiatric assessments
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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved.
80% of participants said that they were glad they had participated in the study.
74% of participants thought that they had learnt something useful about themselves.
A thorough debriefing was carried out where participants met the unharmed learner and a year later, all 40 participants received psychiatric assessments.
Not even one participant showed signs of what?

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Not even one participant showed signs of long-term damage

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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved.
80% of participants said that they were glad they had participated in the study.
74% of participants thought that they had learnt something useful about themselves.
A thorough debriefing was carried out where participants met the unharmed learner and a year later, all 40 participants received psychiatric assessments.
Not even one participant showed signs of long-term damage.
Therefore, Milgram’s study can be justified by what?

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Therefore, Milgram’s study can be justified by recourse to a cost-benefit analysis

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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved.
80% of participants said that they were glad they had participated in the study.
74% of participants thought that they had learnt something useful about themselves.
A thorough debriefing was carried out where participants met the unharmed learner and a year later, all 40 participants received psychiatric assessments.
Not even one participant showed signs of long-term damage.
Therefore, Milgram’s study can be justified by recourse to a cost-benefit analysis, where what?

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Therefore, Milgram’s study can be justified by recourse to a cost-benefit analysis, where the:
1. Short-term damage (the stress reactions)
is outweighed by
2. Lack of long-term damage and the valuable results obtained

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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved.
80% of participants said that they were glad they had participated in the study.
74% of participants thought that they had learnt something useful about themselves.
A thorough debriefing was carried out where participants met the unharmed learner and a year later, all 40 participants received psychiatric assessments.
Not even one participant showed signs of long-term damage.
Therefore, Milgram’s study can be justified by recourse to a cost-benefit analysis, where the short-term damage (the stress reactions) is outweighed by the lack of long-term damage and the valuable results obtained.
For:
However, who claims that debriefing of subsequent participants (Milgram eventually tested how many participants) didn’t always occur?

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Perry (2012) claims that debriefing of subsequent participants (Milgram eventually tested nearly 3,000 participants) didn’t always occur

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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved.
80% of participants said that they were glad they had participated in the study.
74% of participants thought that they had learnt something useful about themselves.
A thorough debriefing was carried out where participants met the unharmed learner and a year later, all 40 participants received psychiatric assessments.
Not even one participant showed signs of long-term damage.
Therefore, Milgram’s study can be justified by recourse to a cost-benefit analysis, where the short-term damage (the stress reactions) is outweighed by the lack of long-term damage and the valuable results obtained.
For:
However, Perry (2012) claims that debriefing of subsequent participants (Milgram eventually tested nearly 3,000 participants) didn’t always occur, because Milgram was worried about what?

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Perry (2012) claims that debriefing of subsequent participants (Milgram eventually tested nearly 3,000 participants) didn’t always occur, because Milgram was worried about news of the study becoming common knowledge before he finished his work

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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved.
80% of participants said that they were glad they had participated in the study.
74% of participants thought that they had learnt something useful about themselves.
A thorough debriefing was carried out where participants met the unharmed learner and a year later, all 40 participants received psychiatric assessments.
Not even one participant showed signs of long-term damage.
Therefore, Milgram’s study can be justified by recourse to a cost-benefit analysis, where the short-term damage (the stress reactions) is outweighed by the lack of long-term damage and the valuable results obtained.
For:
However, Perry (2012) claims that debriefing of subsequent participants (Milgram eventually tested nearly 3,000 participants) didn’t always occur, because Milgram was worried about news of the study becoming common knowledge before he finished his work.
Milgram believed that a debriefing might do what?

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Milgram believed that a debriefing might confound his results

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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved.
80% of participants said that they were glad they had participated in the study.
74% of participants thought that they had learnt something useful about themselves.
A thorough debriefing was carried out where participants met the unharmed learner and a year later, all 40 participants received psychiatric assessments.
Not even one participant showed signs of long-term damage.
Therefore, Milgram’s study can be justified by recourse to a cost-benefit analysis, where the short-term damage (the stress reactions) is outweighed by the lack of long-term damage and the valuable results obtained.
For:
However, Perry (2012) claims that debriefing of subsequent participants (Milgram eventually tested nearly 3,000 participants) didn’t always occur, because Milgram was worried about news of the study becoming common knowledge before he finished his work.
Milgram believed that a debriefing might confound his results and that this was enough of a reason to do what directly after the experiment ended?

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Milgram believed that:

  1. A debriefing might confound his results
  2. This was enough of a reason to deny debriefing directly after the experiment ended
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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved.
80% of participants said that they were glad they had participated in the study.
74% of participants thought that they had learnt something useful about themselves.
A thorough debriefing was carried out where participants met the unharmed learner and a year later, all 40 participants received psychiatric assessments.
Not even one participant showed signs of long-term damage.
Therefore, Milgram’s study can be justified by recourse to a cost-benefit analysis, where the short-term damage (the stress reactions) is outweighed by the lack of long-term damage and the valuable results obtained.
For:
However, Perry (2012) claims that debriefing of subsequent participants (Milgram eventually tested nearly 3,000 participants) didn’t always occur, because Milgram was worried about news of the study becoming common knowledge before he finished his work.
Milgram believed that a debriefing might confound his results and that this was enough of a reason to deny debriefing directly after the experiment ended.
Who said that it was impossible to give what?

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Baumrind (1964) said that it was impossible to give an adequate debriefing

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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved.
80% of participants said that they were glad they had participated in the study.
74% of participants thought that they had learnt something useful about themselves.
A thorough debriefing was carried out where participants met the unharmed learner and a year later, all 40 participants received psychiatric assessments.
Not even one participant showed signs of long-term damage.
Therefore, Milgram’s study can be justified by recourse to a cost-benefit analysis, where the short-term damage (the stress reactions) is outweighed by the lack of long-term damage and the valuable results obtained.
For:
However, Perry (2012) claims that debriefing of subsequent participants (Milgram eventually tested nearly 3,000 participants) didn’t always occur, because Milgram was worried about news of the study becoming common knowledge before he finished his work.
Milgram believed that a debriefing might confound his results and that this was enough of a reason to deny debriefing directly after the experiment ended.
Baumrind (1964) said that it was impossible to give an adequate debriefing.
Baumrind said that the study was unethical, because of the deception and potential harm and Baumrind also accused Milgram of doing what?

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Baumrind said that the study was unethical, because of the deception and potential harm and Baumrind also accused Milgram of abusing his participants’:

  1. Rights
  2. Feelings
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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved.
80% of participants said that they were glad they had participated in the study.
74% of participants thought that they had learnt something useful about themselves.
A thorough debriefing was carried out where participants met the unharmed learner and a year later, all 40 participants received psychiatric assessments.
Not even one participant showed signs of long-term damage.
Therefore, Milgram’s study can be justified by recourse to a cost-benefit analysis, where the short-term damage (the stress reactions) is outweighed by the lack of long-term damage and the valuable results obtained.
For:
However, Perry (2012) claims that debriefing of subsequent participants (Milgram eventually tested nearly 3,000 participants) didn’t always occur, because Milgram was worried about news of the study becoming common knowledge before he finished his work.
Milgram believed that a debriefing might confound his results and that this was enough of a reason to deny debriefing directly after the experiment ended.
Baumrind (1964) said that it was impossible to give an adequate debriefing.
Baumrind said that the study was unethical, because of the deception and potential harm and Baumrind also accused Milgram of abusing his participants’ rights and feelings.
Against:
What was Milgram’s response to this?

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Milgram’s response to this was that the:

  1. Study didn’t intend to cause harm - the results were unexpected
  2. Subjects could have left at any time
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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved.
80% of participants said that they were glad they had participated in the study.
74% of participants thought that they had learnt something useful about themselves.
A thorough debriefing was carried out where participants met the unharmed learner and a year later, all 40 participants received psychiatric assessments.
Not even one participant showed signs of long-term damage.
Therefore, Milgram’s study can be justified by recourse to a cost-benefit analysis, where the short-term damage (the stress reactions) is outweighed by the lack of long-term damage and the valuable results obtained.
For:
However, Perry (2012) claims that debriefing of subsequent participants (Milgram eventually tested nearly 3,000 participants) didn’t always occur, because Milgram was worried about news of the study becoming common knowledge before he finished his work.
Milgram believed that a debriefing might confound his results and that this was enough of a reason to deny debriefing directly after the experiment ended.
Baumrind (1964) said that it was impossible to give an adequate debriefing.
Baumrind said that the study was unethical, because of the deception and potential harm and Baumrind also accused Milgram of abusing his participants’ rights and feelings.
Against:
Milgram’s response to this was that the study didn’t intend to cause harm - the results were unexpected and the subjects could have left at any time.
Baumrind’s criticism assumes that what?

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Baumrind’s criticism assumes that the experimental outcome was expected

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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved.
80% of participants said that they were glad they had participated in the study.
74% of participants thought that they had learnt something useful about themselves.
A thorough debriefing was carried out where participants met the unharmed learner and a year later, all 40 participants received psychiatric assessments.
Not even one participant showed signs of long-term damage.
Therefore, Milgram’s study can be justified by recourse to a cost-benefit analysis, where the short-term damage (the stress reactions) is outweighed by the lack of long-term damage and the valuable results obtained.
For:
However, Perry (2012) claims that debriefing of subsequent participants (Milgram eventually tested nearly 3,000 participants) didn’t always occur, because Milgram was worried about news of the study becoming common knowledge before he finished his work.
Milgram believed that a debriefing might confound his results and that this was enough of a reason to deny debriefing directly after the experiment ended.
Baumrind (1964) said that it was impossible to give an adequate debriefing.
Baumrind said that the study was unethical, because of the deception and potential harm and Baumrind also accused Milgram of abusing his participants’ rights and feelings.
Against:
Milgram’s response to this was that the study didn’t intend to cause harm - the results were unexpected and the subjects could have left at any time.
Baumrind’s criticism assumes that the experimental outcome was expected.
In fact, Milgram was surprised by what?

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In fact, Milgram was surprised by the high obedience rate

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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved.
80% of participants said that they were glad they had participated in the study.
74% of participants thought that they had learnt something useful about themselves.
A thorough debriefing was carried out where participants met the unharmed learner and a year later, all 40 participants received psychiatric assessments.
Not even one participant showed signs of long-term damage.
Therefore, Milgram’s study can be justified by recourse to a cost-benefit analysis, where the short-term damage (the stress reactions) is outweighed by the lack of long-term damage and the valuable results obtained.
For:
However, Perry (2012) claims that debriefing of subsequent participants (Milgram eventually tested nearly 3,000 participants) didn’t always occur, because Milgram was worried about news of the study becoming common knowledge before he finished his work.
Milgram believed that a debriefing might confound his results and that this was enough of a reason to deny debriefing directly after the experiment ended.
Baumrind (1964) said that it was impossible to give an adequate debriefing.
Baumrind said that the study was unethical, because of the deception and potential harm and Baumrind also accused Milgram of abusing his participants’ rights and feelings.
Against:
Milgram’s response to this was that the study didn’t intend to cause harm - the results were unexpected and the subjects could have left at any time.
Baumrind’s criticism assumes that the experimental outcome was expected.
In fact, Milgram was surprised by the high obedience rate.
Prior to the experiment, Milgram did what?

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Prior to the experiment, Milgram asked 40 psychiatrists what percentage of people would obey up to 450 volts

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Psychological harm:
For:
Milgram is accused of exposing his participants to severe stress, which is supported by the extreme physical reactions many participants exhibited.
3 participants had seizures.
Against:
Only 2% of participants had any regrets about being involved.
80% of participants said that they were glad they had participated in the study.
74% of participants thought that they had learnt something useful about themselves.
A thorough debriefing was carried out where participants met the unharmed learner and a year later, all 40 participants received psychiatric assessments.
Not even one participant showed signs of long-term damage.
Therefore, Milgram’s study can be justified by recourse to a cost-benefit analysis, where the short-term damage (the stress reactions) is outweighed by the lack of long-term damage and the valuable results obtained.
For:
However, Perry (2012) claims that debriefing of subsequent participants (Milgram eventually tested nearly 3,000 participants) didn’t always occur, because Milgram was worried about news of the study becoming common knowledge before he finished his work.
Milgram believed that a debriefing might confound his results and that this was enough of a reason to deny debriefing directly after the experiment ended.
Baumrind (1964) said that it was impossible to give an adequate debriefing.
Baumrind said that the study was unethical, because of the deception and potential harm and Baumrind also accused Milgram of abusing his participants’ rights and feelings.
Against:
Milgram’s response to this was that the study didn’t intend to cause harm - the results were unexpected and the subjects could have left at any time.
Baumrind’s criticism assumes that the experimental outcome was expected.
In fact, Milgram was surprised by the high obedience rate.
Prior to the experiment, Milgram asked 40 psychiatrists what percentage of people would obey up to 450 volts.
What was their prediction?

A

Their prediction was only 1% of the participants

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Deception/informed consent:
For:
Milgram did deceive his participants, because he said that the study was concerned with what?

A

Milgram did deceive his participants, because he said that the study was concerned with:

  1. Memory
  2. Learning
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Deception/informed consent:
For:
Milgram did deceive his participants, because he said that the study was concerned with memory and learning.
Only after what were the electric shocks mentioned?

A

Only after volunteers had agreed to take part were the electric shocks mentioned

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Deception/informed consent:
For:
Milgram did deceive his participants, because he said that the study was concerned with memory and learning.
Only after volunteers had agreed to take part were the electric shocks mentioned.
As well as this, who was an actor who never actually received any electric shocks?

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As well as this, Mr Wallace was an actor who never actually received any electric shocks

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Deception/informed consent:
For:
Milgram did deceive his participants, because he said that the study was concerned with memory and learning.
Only after volunteers had agreed to take part were the electric shocks mentioned.
As well as this, Mr Wallace was an actor who never actually received any electric shocks and the researcher, who, was also what?

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As well as this:

  1. Mr Wallace was an actor who never actually received any electric shocks
  2. The researcher, Mr Williams, was also a confederate
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Deception/informed consent:
For:
Milgram did deceive his participants, because he said that the study was concerned with memory and learning.
Only after volunteers had agreed to take part were the electric shocks mentioned.
As well as this, Mr Wallace was an actor who never actually received any electric shocks and the researcher, Mr Williams, was also a confederate.
Therefore, participants could not give what?

A

Therefore, participants could not give informed consent

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Deception/informed consent:
For:
Milgram did deceive his participants, because he said that the study was concerned with memory and learning.
Only after volunteers had agreed to take part were the electric shocks mentioned.
As well as this, Mr Wallace was an actor who never actually received any electric shocks and the researcher, Mr Williams, was also a confederate.
Therefore, participants could not give informed consent, because they volunteered without knowing what?

A

Therefore, participants could not give informed consent, because they volunteered without knowing the true:
1. Purpose
Or,
2. Procedure

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Deception/informed consent:
For:
Milgram did deceive his participants, because he said that the study was concerned with memory and learning.
Only after volunteers had agreed to take part were the electric shocks mentioned.
As well as this, Mr Wallace was an actor who never actually received any electric shocks and the researcher, Mr Williams, was also a confederate.
Therefore, participants could not give informed consent, because they volunteered without knowing the true purpose or procedure.
Against:
Milgram defended his use of deception by doing what?

A

Milgram defended his use of deception by debriefing his participants

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Q

Deception/informed consent:
For:
Milgram did deceive his participants, because he said that the study was concerned with memory and learning.
Only after volunteers had agreed to take part were the electric shocks mentioned.
As well as this, Mr Wallace was an actor who never actually received any electric shocks and the researcher, Mr Williams, was also a confederate.
Therefore, participants could not give informed consent, because they volunteered without knowing the true purpose or procedure.
Against:
Milgram defended his use of deception by debriefing his participants.
Also, deception was necessary if participants were to do what?

A

Also, deception was necessary if participants were to behave realistically

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Q

Deception/informed consent:
For:
Milgram did deceive his participants, because he said that the study was concerned with memory and learning.
Only after volunteers had agreed to take part were the electric shocks mentioned.
As well as this, Mr Wallace was an actor who never actually received any electric shocks and the researcher, Mr Williams, was also a confederate.
Therefore, participants could not give informed consent, because they volunteered without knowing the true purpose or procedure.
Against:
Milgram defended his use of deception by debriefing his participants.
Also, deception was necessary if participants were to behave realistically - the participants had to believe they were real shocks, otherwise the results what?

A

Also, deception was necessary if participants were to behave realistically - the participants had to believe they were real shocks, otherwise the results could not be generalised to real-life situations

38
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The right to withdraw:
For:
No what was given to the participants before the study started?

A

No explicit right to withdraw was given to the participants before the study started

39
Q

The right to withdraw:
For:
No explicit right to withdraw was given to the participants before the study started and attempts to withdraw were met with what?

A
  1. No explicit right to withdraw was given to the participants before the study started
  2. Attempts to withdraw were met with verbal prods that encouraged them to continue
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The right to withdraw:
For:
No explicit right to withdraw was given to the participants before the study started and attempts to withdraw were met with verbal prods that encouraged them to continue.
Examples include what?

A

Examples include:

  1. ‘Just continue please’
  2. ‘Continue please’
  3. ‘Go on’
  4. ‘Go on please’
  5. ‘The experiment requires you to continue’
  6. ‘We must continue’
41
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The right to withdraw:
For:
No explicit right to withdraw was given to the participants before the study started and attempts to withdraw were met with verbal prods that encouraged them to continue.
Against:
Milgram argued that participants did have the right to withdraw, because what?

A

Milgram argued that participants did have the right to withdraw, because 35% of the participants:

  1. Exercised this option
  2. Refused to carry on
42
Q

Inducement to take part:
For:
The advert asking for volunteers for the study stated that they would be paid how much each for taking part (plus what)?

A

The advert asking for volunteers for the study stated that they would be paid $4 each for taking part (plus 50 cents car fare)

43
Q

Inducement to take part:
For:
The advert asking for volunteers for the study stated that they would be paid $4 each for taking part (plus 50 cents car fare), which may have led participants believe that they what?

A

The advert asking for volunteers for the study stated that they would be paid $4 each for taking part (plus 50 cents car fare), which may have led participants to believe that they had to finish the study

44
Q

Inducement to take part:
For:
The newspaper advert asking for volunteers for the study stated that they would be paid $4 each for taking part (plus 50 cents car fare), which may have led participants to believe that they had to finish the study, as in give the shocks in order to do what?

A

The newspaper advert asking for volunteers for the study stated that they would be paid $4 each for taking part (plus 50 cents car fare), which may have led participants to believe that they had to finish the study, as in give the shocks in order to receive the money

45
Q

Inducement to take part:
For:
The newspaper advert asking for volunteers for the study stated that they would be paid $4 each for taking part (plus 50 cents car fare), which may have led participants to believe that they had to finish the study, as in give the shocks in order to receive the money.
The participants might’ve felt what to carry on with the experiment, even if they didn’t want to?

A

The participants might’ve felt obliged to carry on with the experiment, even if they didn’t want to

46
Q

Inducement to take part:
For:
The newspaper advert asking for volunteers for the study stated that they would be paid $4 each for taking part (plus 50 cents car fare), which may have led participants to believe that they had to finish the study, as in give the shocks in order to receive the money.
The participants might’ve felt obliged to carry on with the experiment, even if they didn’t want to and therefore might’ve performed what that they wouldnt have normally?

A

The participants:

  1. Might’ve felt obliged to carry on with the experiment, even if they didn’t want to
  2. Therefore might’ve performed negative actions that they wouldn’t have normally
47
Q

Inducement to take part:
For:
The newspaper advert asking for volunteers for the study stated that they would be paid $4 each for taking part (plus 50 cents car fare), which may have led participants to believe that they had to finish the study, as in give the shocks in order to receive the money.
The participants might’ve felt obliged to carry on with the experiment, even if they didn’t want to and therefore might’ve performed negative actions that they wouldn’t have normally.
Against:
The advert also stated that money would be paid when?

A

The advert also stated that money would be paid upon arrival at the laboratory

48
Q

Inducement to take part:
For:
The newspaper advert asking for volunteers for the study stated that they would be paid $4 each for taking part (plus 50 cents car fare), which may have led participants to believe that they had to finish the study, as in give the shocks in order to receive the money.
The participants might’ve felt obliged to carry on with the experiment, even if they didn’t want to and therefore might’ve performed negative actions that they wouldn’t have normally.
Against:
The advert also stated that money would be paid upon arrival at the laboratory and no participant ever claimed that they thought they had to do what?

A

The advert also stated that money would be paid upon arrival at the laboratory and no participant ever claimed that they thought they had to obey to get paid