Little Alburt Ethical Flashcards
1
Q
Full informed consent
A
No, he is a baby he can not give full consent as he wouldn’t understand how to.
2
Q
Deception
A
Yes he was deceived as he didn’t understand what was going on. There is no way they could explain the investigation to him
3
Q
Right to withdraw
A
No, you can see in the video he tried to crawl away because he is scared but is stopped and brought back to the experiment.
4
Q
Confidential
A
Confidentiality was broken. He couldn’t have given consent for the video to be posted.
5
Q
Participants protection
A
He was not protected, he was purposely scared and that is not protecting a baby.
6
Q
Debrief
A
No, you can not debrief a baby.