PSY 2174 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Monster Study, Little Albert Experiment, Informed Consent

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2174
• Professor: Heather Poole

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Summary of a study and extract information from it. How well you can apply your knowledge. Apa formatting will be on the exam. Focus on proper care and minimizing pain. Could condition people to be afraid of anything. Tuskegee syphilis study (us public health 1932-1972) Without telling the participants they were in it. Were not informed there was a treatment. Thought that stutters could be cause by praise etc. Found that the ridiculed group developed speech impediments. Persistent throughout their life and had many other consequences. Said they did better outside of prison. But only when there was a structured system to transition. To investigate how not being able to modify your experience affects your mental state. Took only 36 hours for someone to have a mental breakdown. Were all considered normal before they went in. All research proposals must be approved by a research ethics board (reb)