Ethics Flashcards
(9 cards)
Sherif
X - Informed Consent - Parents knew their children were in a study and gave consent but didn’t know what the study was about, so not fully informed
X - Protection From Harm - Causes prejudice, name calling and fighting, boys given pocket knives as a reward
+ - Withdrawal - parents were able to withdraw child ( 3 boys went home due to homesickness) HOWEVER children didn’t know they were in a study so couldn’t
Social
X - Milgram - no informed consent because participants thought study was about learning instead of obedience
X - Milgram - Mental harm as giving shocks traumatised them and they showed physical signs of anxiety and stress.
Cohrs et al - able to withdraw by not filling in questionnaires and returning them.
Baddeley
+ Informed consent - but didnt know about surprise recall
+ No deception - but may have thought they were the only group
+ Confidentiality - Not an issue as we dont know who they are
+ Protection From Harm - No harm as method was recalling word list
Cognitive
Schmolk - informed consent - Yes but used brain damaged patients so may not have had the capacity to understand/remember info about the study
Case studies - no protecton from harm as they have naturally occuring damage
Raine
X - Informed consent - ppt with brain damage and those who are NGRI might not be able to consent fully and the control group didnt know what their brain scans were used for so not fully informed
X - Protection From harm - Stopped medication for a week and injection of FDG
X - Withdrawal - No withdrawal, have to question ability given mental state and power diferential
Biological
Brendgen - Parents did consent for their children to be part of the study, however its unlikely that the teachers and children knew the true purpose of the study
Withdrawal - Brendgen - Possible harm to students being asked to think about phsycial and social aggression of other children in their class which could damage relationships (minor concerns)
Watson and Rayner
Informed Consent - gained consent from Albert’s mother but she wasn’t fully informed.
Withdrawal - he clearly wanted to withdraw by crawling away and mother actually did withdraw him from the study
Protection From harm - Albert was clearly upset by the study which could have caused long term damage as he was withdrawn
Learning
Becker - Those who scored higher on the EAT 26 weren’t given guidance to where they could receive help for their disordered eating behaviours so no protection from harm
Bandura - used children and got consnet from the nursery
Watson and Rayner - confidentiality - little albert was a pseudonym ( we still dont know exactly who little albert really is)
