Bocchiaro Et Al 2012 Flashcards
What was the aim?
To investigate obedience, whistleblowing and disobedience in a situation where there was no physical violence but was clear the instructions were ethically wrong
Why were pilot studies carried out?
To see if the procedure was believable and ethically acceptable
How many pilot studies were carried out and on how many participants?
8 with 92 ppts
Who were the participants?
149 undergraduate students from VU uni Amsterdam (96 women 53 men)
Why were 11 ppts removed?
They were suspicious about the study
How were participants recruited?
Through flyers posted in uni cafe, they were all volunteers
How was the studied carried out?
In lab conditions
How much were ppts paid?
7 euros or given course credit
Who were they met by when they arrived?
A stern experimenter
What was the cover story?
The experimenter was investigating the effects of sensory deprivation on brain function. It was recently conducted on 6 ppts in Rome who spend time isolated unable to see or hear anything, they all had bad effects, all panicked and their cognitive abilities were impaired. The experimenters wanted to repeat this at VU uni as there was no data on young people and scientists thought their brains would be more sensitive to negative effects of isolation. A uni research committee was evaluating whether to approve of the study and were collecting feedback from students to help them make a decision. Ppts were told the forms were in the next room.
What were ppts asked to do?
Write a statement convincing other students to take part in the sensory deprivation procedure
What verbs were they asked to use?
2 from the list: Exciting Incredible Great Superb Asked not to mention the negative effects of sensory deprivation
Where were the ppts left?
In a room with a computer, mailbox and some ethics committee forms
What did the ppts do if they thought the study was unethical?
Complete a form and put it in a mailbox
How was obedience, disobedience and whistleblowing assessed?
Obedience/disobedience assessed by whether they wrote the statement
Whistleblowing was assessed by whether or not they completed an ethics form and mailed it - could’ve been anonymous