SOCI 217 Lecture Notes - Informed Consent, Syphilis, Empiricism
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2 pillars of scientific inquiry: logic (knowledge based on systematic analysis, empiricism (knowledge based on observation) 4 scientific standards in conducting a research: reproducibility, precision on measurement, organized criticism, objectivity. What: deception by telling participants that they were treated for bad blood. Misconduct: deception and not aiding treatment even though the cure was available. What: children were deliberately infected with hepatitis virus. If the parents want their children to be admitted, they must agree to allow their children to participate in the experiment. What: administered lsd to patients who were admitted to hospital due to minor problems. Invasion of privarcy, legal harm: milgram (obedience, humphrey (sexuality) What: participants are told that the shock experiment was done with the intention to find the most effective method for memory learning. What: humphrey acted as the watch queen, copied car plate number, pretended to be a health officer and interviewed subjects anonymous or non-anonymously: zimbardo (prison)
