Question.3905 - Research Methods Online Assignment 8 Evaluating Research Ethics Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate understanding of the ethics of using human subjects in psychological research. Demonstrate understanding of ethical behavior in science. Instructions Note: You MAY NOT use AI for this assignment. For this assignment, you will evaluate either Stanley Milgram’s classic electric shock experiment or Phillip Zimbardo’s Standford prison experiment using the five core ethical principles of the American Psychological Association. You can choose which of those two studies you evaluate, and you can find links to information about these two studies below. Please use these links as there is a lot of misinformation about these studies online. Milgram’s Study Zimbardo’s Study The five core ethical principles of the APA’s code of ethics are given below with a brief description of each. Respect for Persons. Psychologists allow participants the right to choose whether to participate. They also present all the information up-front before the participant starts. Psychologists don’t coerce participants into participating or continuing in the experiment. Beneficence (No Harm). Psychologists take reasonable steps to avoid physically and psychologically harming their research participants and to minimize harm where it is foreseeable and unavoidable. Justice. In research, the risks should be held by approximately the same people who will reap the rewards. Fidelity and Responsibility. A researcher must take responsibility for their actions when performing research. If there is blame for a bad decision, the researcher accepts that blame. They also don’t conduct a study involving deception unless they have determined that the use of deceptive techniques is justified by the study’s prospective scientific, educational, or applied value and when other non-deceptive alternatives are not feasible. Integrity. Researchers must not fabricate data or try statistical techniques that are questionable. Their actions should reflect the dignity of the position they hold when it comes to reporting information, including unfavorable results. Answer the following questions to evaluate the study of your choice on the APA’s code of ethics. Did the principal investigator of this study violate the principles of Respect for Persons? And if so explain the way they violated it. Did the principal investigator of this study cause physical and/or psychological harm to come to their participants? And if so, describe the harm that the participants received. Did the principal investigator of this study ensure that the benefits and risks of participating were justly distributed among all participants? And if not, explain the imbalance of benefits and risks that occurred. Did the principal investigator of this study show fidelity and responsibility while conducting the study? And if not, explain how they violated this principle. Did the principal investigator of this study show integrity in their actions involving this study? And if not, explain how they violated this principle.
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