Ethics in Research
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 04:49:56
Category: / Society & Culture / Art and Culture
Length: 4 pages (1092 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Art and Culture
Length: 4 pages (1092 words)
Rarely has the opportunity for research and understanding of human behaviors been taken to such an extreme that the ethics of the study are discussed for hundreds of years. Haney, Banks, and Zimbardo's (1973) study unlocks a Pandora's box of questions pertaining to the serious effects roles have on the human psyche and the level of aggression displayed. In this study, undergraduates are placed in a simulated prison and labeled as guards and prisoners while being …
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…of their lives. This kind of risk is completely ridiculous to take just to further scientific research and the risk of the participants should never be greater than minimal.
Bibliography:
American Psychological Association (2002). Ethical Principles of Psychologists and
<Tab/>Code of Conduct. American Psychologist.
Haney, C., Banks, C., & Zimbardo, P. (1973). A study of prisoners and guards in a
<Tab/>simulated prison. Naval Research Review, 26(8), 233-242.
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