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Remaining Mindful of Ethics When
Conducting Research
Imagine that you were asked to conduct
a study similar to Milgram’s study of obedience, using adolescent participants.
Point out at least one ethical issue present in Milgram’s study and explain
what you would do differently to address that issue with your study on
adolescent obedience. Would you address that ethical issue differently if you
were conducting a study among a particular race or ethnicity? What about with
elderly participants? Explain your reasoning.
Resource 1
Fisher, C. B., & Vacanti-Shova, K.
(2012). The responsible conduct of psychological research: An overview of
ethical principles, APA ethics code standards, and federal regulations. In S.
J. Knapp, M. C. Gottlieb, M. M. Handelsman, & L. D. VandeCreek (Eds.), APA
handbook of ethics in psychology, Vol 2: Practice, teaching, and research (pp.
335–369). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Retrieved
from http://www.simplypsychology.org/milgram.html
Resource 2
Retrieved from the Walden Library
databases.
Remaining Mindful of Ethics When Conducting Research
Stanley
Milgram, a psychologist at Yale University, conducted on the most famous
studies on obedience. He focused on the conflict between personal conscience
and obedience to authority (Fisher & Vacanti-Shova, 2012). I have been
asked to conduct a study similar to the Milgram experiment where I will use
adolescence participants. There are possible ethical issues that are associated
with the Milgram experiment, for example, the infliction of extreme
psychological stress on participants.
The
most significant criticism leveled against the Milgrim Experiments involved the
reality of participants being inflicted with extreme levels of psychological
stress. According to Fisher and Vacanti-Shova (2012), various empirical studies
revealed that many of the participants complained of being uncomfortable with
what they were asked to do. Nonetheless, a significant number of those who
participated in the early Milgrim Experiments, later on, indicated that they
appreciated having been involved.
In my study of adolescence...
