Respect of Privacy and Space
As a member of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Greenville Technical College, it is my job to evaluate the experiment submitted by our researchers regarding the hypothesis that personal space invasions produce physiological changes associated with arousal. The experiment testing site our researchers have chosen is a man’s lavatory in order to test levels of interpersonal distance and micturition times. I have listed reasons for and against this experiment below, and have given my answer regarding whether or not I will allow it go forward to the next step.
I want to first talk about the ethical code and violations. There are eight ethical codes or guidelines (Ciccarelli & White, 2015, p 32-33), we follow
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Few men would want or allow their micturition times to be recorded, even for science. If ramifications come up that the participants do not like, then one of our researchers will have to discard those ramifications for the sake of the participant.
Some other problems that our researchers could encounter while going through this experiment could include vocal agitation, harmful behavior, or even a legal threat from the participants. I do understand that precautions will be taken into consideration and thought through. But the right participant and right circumstance could bring harm, (physical, verbal, or legal) to any member of our research team, our students, or our school itself. Our researchers (and school) could also encounter problems with the APA if the experiment coincides with any violations of the ethical code or their standards (examples given in above paragraph). If any problems with the APA occur, legal actions could be taken against our school and board.
Any changes that are made should be made in direct accordance to the ethical codes and standards of the APA and our IRB here at Greenville Technical College. In my opinion, I would reconsider this experiment because of all of the violations that would occur if it takes place. As researchers for science, we cannot allow participants to feel as if they are being forced into doing something they would not like, therefore we have to rethink our choice of experiment for the
1. Is there an ethical violation, dilemma or concern and, if so, what is it?
However, there may also be risks in the research which would require careful planning so that no inmate would be offended resulting in officer retaliation from this research. This planning mandates that the steps that are identified as a probable risk (known observation) would be mitigated to reduce that risk. Observing correctional officers use force as it happens could create potential risks that include: the researchers could be put in harm’s way by the onset or during the confrontation of either the correctional officer or the inmate ("Hudson v. McMillian,"
This case portrays a study conducted by students in which many ethical issues arise, including the treatment of research participants and the supervision of student research assistants by faculty. By examining the way in which the study was conducted, I was able to explore the basic principles of good experimental design.
Personally, researching this experiment made me extremely uncomfortable just because I do not believe in causing unnecessary harm to someone who does not deserve it. In this case, harm is the unnecessary stress since the accomplice of the experiment was not actually shocked, he just acted like it. I think that the moderators of the experiment, especially Milgram, should have been upfront in the ad placed in the newspaper over what was going to actually be happening to the people who volunteered. The way the readings and the video made it sound was that it was just a surprise over what actually happened to the subjects. It is shocking to me that he thought that this was something that was morally and ethically right.
Ethical dilemmas are one of the many sensitive issues that come with doing psychological research with human participants. As seen in several famous psychology studies such as the Stanford prison experiment, Milgram experiment, and Tuskegee experiment, ethics in psychological studies are important to protect both the individuals being subjected to research and the researcher. While these specific experiments did not include children, it does bring up an important conversation regarding ethics in research. There are several guidelines put in place by the American Psychological Association to protect humans during research. However, special considerations and guidelines are put into place when working with
To ensure the proposed study is academically, professionally, and ethically sound, researchers shall complete a risk assessment on the proposed method (participants, materials and design) of the study. This risk assessment will form the basis of the application to Swinburne University’s Research Ethics Office for ethical review. This application will address the risks identified with the participants used, including recruitment and informed consent, as well as data and publication arrangements.
In 1787, the constitution was born. The constitution has been America’s guideline to the American way of life. Our US constitution has many points in it to protect America and it’s people from an overpowered government, our economy, and ourselves. The only thing the constitution doesn’t directly give us, is our right to privacy, and our right to privacy has been a big concern lately courtesy of the National Security Agency (NSA).(#7) Although our constitution doesn’t necessarily cover the privacy topic, it does suggest that privacy is a given right. Some people say that the right to privacy was so obvious, that our founding fathers didn’t even feel the need to make a point about it.(#9) It also didn’t help
The main ethical issue with this experiment was the use of deception as the participants did not know the truth behind this study. Participants believe that they were shocking the learners and they were under severe stress due to this is possible that they had suffered psychological injuries. The participants have the right to withdraw from the study if they wanted; however, this was not made clear to them. Also, participants did not receive enough information about the study.
One might think that this experiment will stimulate the new research in the area of human obedience, but this did not occur. Despite the difficulties and the courage of Burger to conduct a partial replication of the original study, it did not produce any different outcomes and did not spark any new ideas in psychology (Burger, 2009). Instead, the researcher had to deal with an enormous amount of different commentaries and controversy. My main rationale for disapproving the Burger’s study is ethical characteristics of the Milgram paradigm. More specifically, now we have the Ethical Rules of the APA, which tell us that researchers should honor rights of participants to privacy, confidentiality and the right to withdraw the experiment. However, Milgram’s paradigm clearly challenges these fundamental rights and creates even more ethical dilemmas. Another rationale that I can include is the infliction of increasing pain on an unwilling participant, a characteristic that is unacceptable in modern psychological studies. Therefore, I would disapprove such experiment, because of ethical non-compliance and little contribution to the field. As for me, I view following ethical practices in my dissertation project work as a crucial element for success. It will allow me to produce reliable, meaningful and relevant scholarly data that would not be a subject to ethical
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Scientists are conducting a research project that involves providing violent inmates with experimental medication in efforts of reducing aggression and agitation. The inmates give their consent to participate in the experiment, but potentially harmful side effects are withheld from the inmates and prison staff. The side effects include increased aggression, delusions, and paranoia. Several inmates experience the side effects and cause harm to themselves and others. Regardless, the experiment continues with recurring incidents of inmates harming themselves and others. Researchers speak to participating inmates several days a week, with researchers documenting information on how the experimental drug is affecting the inmates.
When starting this experiment, I was unsure of what to expect. I wasn’t sure if this experience was going to be difficult/easy for me or if I would be able to develop sensitivity to this population of individuals. However, after the first week, this experiment was nothing like what I expected or envisioned. I was unaware of how difficult it was to just stop doing what you have been doing for an extensive amount of time. Also, I did not expect to feel lonely in completing the experiment. Lastly, I was not prepared to have a
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