PSY 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Stanford Prison Experiment, Belmont Report, Institutional Animal Care And Use Committee

• School: University of Oregon
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 301
• Professor: Dudukovic

Document Summary

Need to consider whether our research methods are ethical. Balance risks (to participants) with benefits (knowledge) Protection of vulnerable populations (children, prisoners, people with disabilities. Protect participants from harm and benefit society. Cost-benefit analysis for participants and for society. Sample should represent the population that will benefit. Committee that evaluates, approves, and monitors research involving human participants. Irbs make sure that research involving human participants is conducted ethically. Irbs protect the rights and welfare of the participants. Institutional animal care and use committee (iacuc) is similar to irb but for research involving non-human animals. Written explanation of the study, in everyday language, for potential participants. Consent form gives information about the experiment. Gives people a chance to decide whether to participate and reminds them their participation is voluntary. Lying to people violates respect for persons. Fully explain everything to participants after the study. Often required for any study in a university setting. Ethical decision making requires a balance of priorities.