Milgram's Studies - Ethics Flashcards
Participants showed distress. This is against…
… the ethical principle of responsibility.
What is the ethical principle of responsibility?
Participants shouldn’t be distressed, and the researcher must do no harm.
It was made difficult for participants to withdraw. This is against…
… the ethical principle of respect.
Another part of respect is informed consent.
There should have been…
… informed consent of what the study entails
In what ways were the participants deceived?
- told that shocks were real
- told that the study was about learning
- made to believe that the victim was also a participant & that they could have been the victim
Milgram debriefed all the participants. This complies with…
… the ethical principle of competence.
Participants still had the right to withdraw. This complies with…
… the ethical principle of respect.
If participants became unduly distressed…
… the study was terminated (ethical principle of respect).
Why didn’t Milgram anticipate ethical issues?
He and his colleagues didn’t expect such levels of obedience.
Milgram adhered to the ethical principle of competence, by…
… asking others what they thought would happen - he checked his own competence.
