Stanford Prison experiment
“Lets talk about ethics!! As you read in your textbook, many studies — some now infamous such as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and the Milgram experiment (and I\’ll add the Stanford Prison experiment to that list, since I strongly feel it was one of the most unethical psychological studies in history) — have come under scrutiny for their unethical practices. But, the conversation about ethics doesn\’t end with “once upon a time something bad happened.” Even some modern research studies have been accused of being unethical.
1. For this conversation, I want to discuss two aspects of ethics in particular: the rights of participants and the responsibilities of researchers. To begin, let\’s all read the article “The ethics of the Facebook experiment”Links to an external site. and use these questions to guide your post:
- What does informed consent typically involve in research? Do you think that this statement in the PNAS article allows people full informed consent?
- What do you think? What\’s your evaluation of the beneficence of this research? Was true harm done to participants?
- What\’s your view? When, if ever, is it ethical for a commercial site like Facebook to manipulate content and measure your (clicking) behavior, and when, if ever, is it not ethical?
2. Visit the ACA website at www.counseling.org and download the 2014 Code of EthicsLinks to an external site.. Review section G which specifically relates to research in counseling. How do these codes promote the concept of research integrity?
3. As in all areas, counselors need to develop competencies for multicultural considerations in conducting ethical research. One of those competencies is the counselor’s own awareness of cultural values and biases. Visit the Harvard Implicit Test websiteLinks to an external site.. Take one or more of the tests provided and discuss the results. Do you agree with the results? Why or why not?
Thank you so much.
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