milgrim Flashcards
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Q
critically evaluate the ethical issues raised by Milgrims
research “behavioural study of obedience”
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deception (not truth or full picture) milgrim informed the ppts the research was about memory and learning: the use of confederate (fake ppt); the lack of actual electric shocks. the use of pre recorded responses from the teacher.
failure to protect the ppt from harm: signs of extreme tension were seen, ppts “were observed to sweat,tremble, stutter, bite lips, dig fingers into flesh.
failure to allow ppt to withdraw :ppts given verbal prods such as it’s absolutely essential u continue when they wanted to stop.
