Willowbrook Study
What disease was the focus of the Willowbrook Study?
Hepatitis
What was the main focus of Milgram’s Study?
Obedience to authority
What disease was the focus of the Tuskegee Study?
Syphilis
What was the name of the researcher that conducted the Stanford Prison Experiment?
Philip Zimbardo
How long did the Willowbrook Study last?
15 years
What were the participants being told about what the purpose of the study was?
The effects of punishment on learning
How many years did the Tuskegee Study last?
40 years, from 1932-1972
How long did the Stanford Prison Experiment last?
6 days
What was the main finding of the Willowbrook Study?
There are two different types of Hepatitis, A and B, one is more dangerous than the other
What percentage of the participants completed the task?
65%
What set of guidelines was inspired by the misconduct of the Tuskegee Study?
Belmont Report
What characteristics did the participants in the Stanford Prison Experiment have?
“Emotionally and mentally stable” male college students
How did the Willobrook Study violate ethical principles (min. 3 violations)
Coercion into enrolling, no benefits to the child, mentally disabled and institutionalized children, deliberately infecting the children
How did Milgram adress possible damage done to the participants?
Reconciliation sessions with the actor and visits with a psychologist one year later
What were the two main ethical violations present in the Tuskegee Study?
Misinformation & The participants that had syphilis were prevented from seeking treatment
What was the main ethical violation that the experimenters did?
Continuing the experiment after the first signs of emotional distress
What ethical principle did the Willowbrook Study violate?
Beneficence or “do no harm”
What was the main right that was not clarified for the participants?
The right to stop/withdraw from the experiment at any time
How could the ethical violations in the Tuskegee Study be adressed?
Thorough information & Access to the same benefits for all the participants
What rights were not granted to the participants in the Stanford Prison Experiment?
Protection from being harmed and not fully able to give their consent to the experiment