Ethics and Milgram
- Created by: LGroom16
- Created on: 19-09-17 11:19
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- Ethics
- BPS guidelines
- Respect: psychologist must value the dignity and worth of all pp's
- Nope. He could see their emotional strain and turmoil but he still manipulated them
- Competence: value the development and maintenance of high standards and proffesionalism
- Yep. He understands the scientific method but he could bring his department into disrepute
- Integrity: value honest, accuracy and fairness
- Nope, not honest or fair. repeatedly lied to the people involved.
- The ethical guidelines of the British Psychological society include these 4 broad areas:
- Responsibility: value responsibility to clients, public and to their profession, including the avoidance of harm
- Technically. didn't physically harm anyone but made people think that they had done and they will remember that
- Respect: psychologist must value the dignity and worth of all pp's
- Specific ethical issues
- Protection of pp's: Relating to both physical and psychological harm
- Technically. No physical harm but lasting psychological damage as they know they could've hurt someone
- Right to withdraw: know from the onset that they can withdraw at any time without negative consequences. Also withdraw permission to use their data
- Technically. they were eventually allowed to leave but they were pressured heavily to continue before they were allowed to leave
- Confidentiality: A legal requirement (data protection act). all info kept safe unless otherwise agreed
- Yes. No unwanted data released
- Deception: Misleading pp's on purpose. Active deception is when pp's deliberately lied to. pp's must be told as soon as possible and should be addressed in debriefing
- Debriefing: discussing the study with the pp's after. very important if deception used. Can be verbal or written
- Yep. Milgram explained to them all at the end and had a reconciliation with the 'learner'; however, some were left between 20 mins and an hour
- Informed consent: Pp's aware of all objectives and all aspects that might affect willingness. Could sign a consent form, but with no coertion
- Nope. They were not aware of the study's objectives or the aspects
- Privacy: observations should respect privacy of pp's
- Yes, Milgram didn't name any pp's and only included them in the video with consent
- Protection of pp's: Relating to both physical and psychological harm
- Did Milgram?
- BPS guidelines
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