Research Ethics and Participation

    This assignment is about research ethics in psychological research. As a student in psychology, it is important to understand research ethics and to participate in research studies. For the assignment, you will (1) learn about a historical study and discuss the ethical problems with it and (2) participate in a current online study and discuss specific aspects of the work. Your completed product (what you will submit) should be a 2 to 5 page paper (NOT including title page, reference page, or research participation page your instructor may require. For those who want to know, the average of a complete paper is 3 - 4.5 pages) outlining the specific areas below and the thank you page from your participation in the online study. Your paper should: • Explain what the IRB is and its purpose. • Briefly describe the historical study (~1-2 paragraphs) and its aims (what it studied; identify and describe the phenomenon researched). • Discuss in detail why this experiment is unethical (refer to the section in your text about conducting ethical research which lists specific terms you should incorporate {general principles}). This should be the most in-depth portion of the assignment. You must identify specific components of ethical research as discussed in your text or other materials. • It is required that you identify and bold the 5 General Principles. These are the principles that you relate to the historical and current studies. Which were violated by the historical study and how. • Briefly describe the current online study in which you participated (~1-4 paragraphs) and how it adhered to current ethical standards. You should address (identify, define, and explain how the study “covered” them) all the ethical principles of the IRB. • Write a short reflection of your participation in the online study you’ve chosen (~1 paragraph), specifically how research participation has increased your understanding of the field of psychology (~1-2 paragraphs). • If your text does not include ethical research standards and information, please refer to the American Psychological Association’s webpage for this information. http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx You must also cite in APA style (author last name, year of publication – this is the style used in your text), and use correct grammar, etc. PART 1: You may choose any one of the following for the historical study portion: Watson’s Little Albert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hBfnXACsOI Milgram’s Obedience Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOYLCy5PVgM Seligman’s Learned Helplessness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEO3sJdoNV8 Johnson’s Monster Study: http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/06/monster-study.php Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZwfNs1pqG0 PART 2: The first page of each link describes the online study. You may choose any one of the following for your online research participation: 1. https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html Read through this consent page and click on “I wish to proceed.” Then choose a test. There are many from which to choose. While you may complete as many as you like, you will only report on one for this assignment. 2. https://usapsychology.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dpvR00ZOeV7z0fH 3. https://maryville.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8pLZljBZkR7TaUB 4. https://livpsych.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_beLterv78b3ZmaV 5. https://maryville.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ehvO6Y8n3ZCjn2R 6. http://wvu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3QU4Su5whBhkcKh 7. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Q5DFQ5H