PSYB01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3-5: Face Validity, Convergent Validity, Field Experiment
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To study the phenomenon of obedience to an authority figure (alias: scientific study of memory and learning ) The presented purpose of the experiment was to examine the effects of punishment on learning; one as a teacher and the other as learner, and mr. wallace was always the learner. Electrodes were attached to mr. wallace that would supposedly shock him if he gets answer wrong. The levels of shock increases with the mistakes made; mr. wallace responds with screams of pain , when maximum was reached, he stops responding. If the teacher chooses to quit the scientist urged him to continue, stressing the importance of the study. 65% continued to 450 volts; challenged beliefs about the ability to resist authority ex. Nazi germany: concerns for welfare/ beneficence the need for the research to maximize benefits and minimize risks, risk-benefit analysis- calculating potential risks and benefits of the study. Physical harm medical procedures (administering drugs, sleep deprivation)
