Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Myelin, Neuroglia, Natural Sciences And Engineering Research Council

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Mark Holden

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Examples for studies in an ethical grey area or worse: we need ethical guidelines, monster study (1939, little albert (1920, milgram obedience study (1974) Assessment and treatment of mental disorders: teaching, administration (ex. Incomplete disclosure (or deception: mislead participants about purpose of study (ex. Diffusion of responsibility study: violates ethical principle #5, on the other hand, sometimes this is the only way to obtain natural, spontaneous behaviours, ethical guidelines allow for deception or incomplete disclosure only if. The scientific, applied, or educational benefits clearly outweigh the ethical costs. Also, if incomplete disclosure is used, researchers must debrief that participants afterwards (tell them the true purpose at the end of the study) Internet discussions: some researchers record and analyze online discussions (ex. Joining hate groups: this may be the only way to get to true feelings, need to be careful about confidentiality/privacy, can be very difficult to obtain informed consent, or debrief participants after the fact.