AP PSYCHOLOGY

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RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One major issue with the Milgram obedience study and with Watson’s early conditioning experiments is that ____ would not have been required because the APA Code of Ethics did not exist.
A
informed consent
B
validity
C
reliability
D
a double blind
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Some of the major ethical issues in the experiment were related to: The use of deception. The lack of protection for the participants who were involved. Pressure from the experimenter to continue even after asking to stop, interfering with participants’ right to withdraw.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ethical issues involved with the Milgram experiment are as follows: deception, protection of participants involved, and the right to withdrawal. The experiment was deemed unethical, because the participants were led to believe that they were administering shocks to real people.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ethical concerns have been raised about Stanley Milgram’s obedience research. Specifically, some have suggested that the project caused too much distress in the participants, distress that could not be justified.

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