COM CM 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Primum Non Nocere, Stanford Prison Experiment, Emotional Contagion

• School: Boston University
• Department: Mass Communication, Advertising & Public Relations
• Course: COM CM 321
• Professor: Yiyan Zhang

Document Summary

Unethical distrust poor results hardness to collect more data (especially in continuous studies and for research suppliers or field service) Humans are complex, which renders a lot of ethical challenges. Deontological theories: there are universally applicable rules, do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Teleological theories: balancing the good and the harm, ethical as long as the good outweighs the bad/ends justify the means, the rightness depends on the outcome. Relativistic theories: no absolute right or wrong, determined by cultural norms. Autonomy or self-determination: researchers should respect the rights, values, and decisions of participants, acknowledge and treat individuals as autonomous, protect those with limited autonomy, example. Justice: participants should be treated equally and all benefits should be shared with all who are qualified. Balancing the three: all important, but can"t solve all problems, the objective is to provide an analytical framework that will guide the resolution of ethical problems arising from research involving human subjects .