2.13 Ethics & Experiments

Question 1

Respect for the dignity of persons

Answer 1

• Knowledge obtained from study should only be used for the intended purpose
• Participants should be aware of the purpose
• Participants must offer consent to use their information
• No long term physical or psychological harm is done

Question 2

Responsible caring

Answer 2

• No harm is done to all that are involved
• Benefit of study must be greater than risk
• Subjecting animals to pain, stress, etc should be last resort and must be justified

Question 3

Integrity of relationships

Answer 3

• Researchers are not to exploit (make use/derive benefit) any relationships to further personal or political interests at the expense of the client
• Relationships should be professional and not personal

Question 4

Responsibility to society

Answer 4

Researchers must acquire an adequate knowledge of culture, social structure and customs of a community before beginning work there
- diveristy of paticipants

Question 5

The Milgram Experiment

Answer 5

• A psychological study completed in the 1960s by Stanley Milgram
• Studied the willingness of individuals to follow the order of an authority figure even when the order conflicts with their own moral judgement
• Participants were told to administer increasingly powerful electric shocks to another individual for the purpose of the study

Question 6

the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists

Answer 6

• Introduced in the late 1970’s
• Respect for the dignity of persons
• Responsible caring
• Integrity of relationships
• Responsibility to society