Transcript Ethics in Research

Ethics in Research
What’s a good researcher to do?
Stanford Prison
Experiment
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What was the hypothesis of Dr. Zimbardo’s Stanford
Prison Experiment?
What were the independent and dependent variables
in this experiment?
Name one threat to validity and explain why this was
an issue in the Stanford Prison Experiment.
What were two ethical and moral implications in the
Stanford Prison Experiment?
Was the hypothesis accepted or rejected and why?
Ethics in Research
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Stanford Prison Study
– What was the purpose of this study? How does it
add to the knowledge base?
– What are your reactions to the study design?
– Do you think a researcher could complete this
study using a different design?
– Why should or shouldn’t a researcher consider a
different design?
– What do you think about the results of the
study?
– Was this an ethical study?
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Compare to Milgram Experiment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6
GxIuljT3w
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Role of researcher
Confidentiality/anonymity
Participant consent
Safety of participants
– Physical
– Psychological