Ethical Issues- Human

• What should investigators gain where possible?

  Consent
• If ppts are under 16 years old, where should they gain consent from?

  a parent or guardian
• What is deception?

  The withholding of information or misleading participants
• What should investigators do to their participants after the investigation?

  debrief them
• How can Milgram be seen as unethical?

  Caused a lot of stress to his participant even when they felt uncomfortable- caused nervous laughter, sweating, and seizures
• Give an argument against the idea that Milrgam is unethical

  Milrgam did not expect such extreme results- he conducted a questionnaire asking the same hypothetical question and most participants said they would not obey
• How can Burger be seen as ethical?

  Reduced the voltage to 150v

  Had a clinical Psychologist on site
• How can Rosenhan be seen as unethical?

  Breached privacy of patients there and staff by taking notes they didn’t consent to

  Pseudo patients were put at risk of harm