PSYB01H3 Lecture : Lecture 3

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17 Dec 2010
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Sign up for library lab next week (1 hr session) Exam: weekend after thanksgiving (18th ) 10-11:30 or 11:30-1. No need to remember apa reference guidelines and details. Milgram"s experiment: provides insight into the dynamics of obedience. making participants realize they could do things they have never imagined. *money incentives may have forced compliance, not obidience. Considerations for milgram"s experiment on obedience: principle of beneficence. Need to maximize benefits and minimize harmful effects. risks: psychological & physical harm; loss of confidentiality e. g: milgram"s experiment may have brought a lot of psychological harm. benefits: increase education; acquire skill; receive treatment for illness. lack of autonomy (can the individual make a free and informed decision?) generally acceptable to withhold when information would not likely affect decision to participate. participants became part of elaborate stage of events. Example: milgram"study purpose of the study not accurately portrayed. Tri-council policy statement (2003) ethical conduct for research involving humans (medical.