PSYC 203 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: American Psychological Association, Rosalie Rayner, Little Albert Experiment
23 Jan 2019
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Psyc 203 chapter 2- ethics in psychological research. Introduce the most recent version (2002) of the ethics code formulated by the american. Psychological association (apa): it directs psychological scientists in the planning, execution and reporting of their research. Classic studies- infants at risk: little albert study by john b. watson and rosalie rayner, study used an 11-month-old boy named albert b, purpose of study was to see if albert could be conditioned to be afraid. Irbs are controversial for four reasons: the extent to which irbs should be judging the details of research procedures and designs, difficult to win irb approval of basic research. Irbs being overzealous in their concern about risk, weighing it more heavily than warranted, relative to the scientific value of a study. If questions linger or they wish to complain about their treatment, there are specific people to contact.
