Bocchiaro 2012 Study

Question 1

Main aim of the study

Answer 1

To see how many people will either obey the unethical request of whistle-blow to a higher authority.

Question 2

Secondary aim of the study

Answer 2

Compare the actual rates of disobedience of whistle-blowing to estimated rates through hypothetical questions of the experimental situation.

Question 3

What was the Bocchiaro 2012 study inspired by?

Answer 3

Milgram (1963) Study on Destructive Disobedience.

Question 4

Define whistle-blowing

Answer 4

Informing the appropriate authorities about unethical practice, particularly in unethical professional practice.

Question 5

How did Bocchiaro improve Milgram’s unethical study?

Answer 5

• the participants had the right to withdraw as they could walk out of the room and refuse.
• debrief and fully informed of the laboratory study.
  less harm to participants in terms of severity of psychological damage compared to Milgram’s study.