Bocchiaro Et Al Methodological Issues

Question 1

Data collected

Answer 1

Quantitative - percentages of who was obedient disobedient and a whistleblower - helpful for comparison if study repeated on different groups of people or in different countries
Quantitative - comments made during the debrief about why they behaved the way they did, helpful in making sense about why they behaved that way

Question 2

Informed consent

Answer 2

Gave consent but were deceived so wasn’t informed, but when they were debriefed they were given another consent form

Question 3

Confidentiality? Right to withdraw?

Answer 3

Both given

Question 4

Harm

Answer 4

Ppts may have felt embarrassed about how they behaved as they learned something new about themselves that they weren’t proud of (writing the statement). The ppl who disobeyed or whistleblew came away feeling good about themselves learning they would not do something unethical

Question 5

Research method used

Answer 5

Not an experiment as no manipulation of IV

Highly standardised procedure so was reliable