´Any research we perform to find an answer to a question, it is our duty to make sure we are responsible in not only how we conduct our research but to cause no harm to those we intend to analyze as we draw conclusions.
´This team assignment requires us to review an ethically problematic research study and determine the following:
´Why the study was unethical?
´Who was harmed (if anyone)?
´What elements of the psychological code were violated & how?
2-Little Albert Study
´Conductedby John B. Watson (behaviorist) & Rosalie Rayner (graduate student
´Similar study would be Pavlov & the dogs
´Exposed a 9-month old child(Albert B – aka Little Albert) to a series of stimuli with the following:
´White rat, monkey, masks and burning newspapers
´The stimuli was used to observehis reactionsto these stimuli
´Why was this study unethical?
´Who was harmed (if anyone)?
´What elements of the Psychological Code of Ethics were violated?
´And how?
´3- ethical issues in research study