PSYC 217 Chapter 3: Ethical Research
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Learning objectives: discuss the three ore ethical principles for research with human participants, as outlined in the. The learner and teacher were the two people involved in the study. The teacher would shock the participant for every wrong answer. The machine that shocked them was labelled from (cid:862)slight sho(cid:272)k(cid:863) to (cid:862)(cid:373)oderate sho(cid:272)k(cid:863) to (cid:862)da(cid:374)ger: e(cid:448)ere ho(cid:272)k(cid:863). Some participants would stop but the majority kept going even when the learner screamed in pain or became completely unresponsive they would go to the lethal dosage as long as the lab person said it was okay. That learner was a confederate: a person posing as a participant in an experiment who is actually part of the experiment. Tri-council and its policy statement: tcps: in canada, the official statement of ethical conduct for research involving humans; researchers and institutions are expected to adhere to this document to receive federal research funds.
