Ethics

Question 1

How do Watson & Rayner break the ethical guideline of protection from harm?

Answer 1

Clearly upset/distressed by the white rat, causing long term damage of phobia for the white rat and items similar

Question 2

How do Watson & Rayner break the ethical guideline of withdrawal?

Answer 2

Wanted to withdraw (crawling away when he saw the white rat)

OTOH: his mother withdrew him from the study

Question 3

How do Watson & Rayner not break the ethical guideline of confidentiality?

Answer 3

Used a pseudonym - Little Albert

Question 4

How does Sherif break the ethical guideline of deception?

Answer 4

Boys were deceived about the true purpose of summer camp and camp counsellors

Question 5

How does Sherif not break the ethical guideline of right to withdraw?

Answer 5

3 boys were able to go home due to homesickness

OTOH: did not know they could withdraw because they did not know they were in a study

Question 6

How does Sherif break the ethical guideline of protection from harm?

Answer 6

Caused prejudice between the boys

Name calling

Fighting

Gave penknives as a reward

Question 7

What is consent?

Answer 7

Researchers describe their project and obtain written consent from participants based on the understanding of the methods and goals

Question 8

What is confidentiality?

Answer 8

Personal information is not shared publicly

Question 9

What is right to withdraw?

Answer 9

Participants are able to leave the study at any time and all data will be removed

Question 10

What is protection from harm?

Answer 10

Participants are protected from physical and mental harm

Question 11

What is debrief?

Answer 11

Explains purpose of study at the end

Question 12

What is deception?

Answer 12

Purposefully misleading others

Question 13

Why does Baddeley not break protection from harm?

Answer 13

Method was recalling word lists

Question 14

Why might there be deception from Baddeley?

Answer 14

Participants may have thought they were the only group

Question 15

How does Baddeley not break informed consent?

Answer 15

Informed

OTOH: may not have known about the IV or surprise recall

Question 16

Why might Raine have broken informed consent?

Answer 16

NGRI murderers and people with brain damage may not be able to provide full consent/misunderstand the point of the study

Question 17

Why might there be issues with right to withdraw with Raine?

Answer 17

We have to question the participants’ abilities to withdraw given their mental state and power differential

OTOH: not mentioned

Question 18

Why might there be protection from harm issues with Raine?

Answer 18

Stopped medication for a week and injected FDG tracer (intrusive)

Question 19

How does Rosenhan follow confidentiality?

Answer 19

Identities of hospitals and staff were protected and pseduopatients were given pseudonyms

Question 20

How does Rosenhan deceive the hospitals and staff?

Answer 20

Pseudopatients lied about experiencing symptoms of Sz

Question 21

How does Rosenhan break informed consent?

Answer 21

Doctors, nurses, and patients did not provide consent

OTOH: head of hospital knew in study 2

Question 22

How might Curtiss’ study on Genie break protection from harm?

Answer 22

Genie’s experiences may be stressing and upsetting e.g. putting research before her wellbeing

She was well cared for but placed into foster homes several times so no permanent place for her to live

Question 23

How might Ainsworth break the right to withdraw?

Answer 23

Children clearly wanted to leave e.g. separation/stranger anxiety

OTOH: parents could withdraw them