PSYC-1105EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Deindividuation, Stanford Prison Experiment, Takers
12 Sep 2018
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Ethics in psychological research: do the ends justify the means: the question of deception, being told your doing one thing but its another, the question of animal research. Controversy among psychologists and the public: ethical standards for research: the american psychological association. Ensures both human and animal participants are treated with dignity. Informed consent from participant: prospective participants should receive enough information to let them decide freely whether to participate, freedom to withdraw at any time, minimize discomfort, keep data confidential. ~testing of minors requires informed consent of parents/guardians. Engage only in activities in which they have competence and they perform their activities as competently as possible. Only trained individuals with professional credentials and experience may administer or interpret tests. Refrain from claiming the utility of a test, device, or procedure other than that which can be supported as generally accepted professional opinion. ~respecting copyrights and eliminating opportunities to test takers to obtain information, protocols or scores by inappropriate means.
