PSYCH291 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Periscope, Little Albert Experiment, Diana Baumrind
4 Oct 2018
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Spe clearly scores low on the main principles of ethics. Spe is presented in intro psych class as a prime example of the power of the situation respect for persons. Concern for welfare justice (despite major ethical flaws) More nurture over nature. there was no control condition. Not published in peer-reviewed journal. rejected to be published. instead it was published by naval research - this study was funded by the navy. (possible conflict of interest) Zimbardo is motivated to reform the prison system (conflict of interest?) Should be willing to have the evidence influence the outcome. prove their belief wrong or reassure their belief is correct. Make sure the confirmation bias does not affect their results. Construct validity: not clear what the operational variables were. External validity: homogeneous sample: only 22 participants (21 caucasian) who all responded to a newspaper advertisement to participate in a study about. Not representative of the population (cannot be generalized)
