Willowbrook Study
Milgram’s Study
Tuskegee Study
Stanford Prison Experiment
100

What disease was the focus of the Willowbrook Study?

Hepatitis

100

What was the main focus of Milgram’s Study?

Obedience to authority

100

What disease was the focus of the Tuskegee Study?

Syphilis

100

What was the name of the researcher that conducted the Stanford Prison Experiment?

Philip Zimbardo

200

How long did the Willowbrook Study last?

15 years

200

What were the participants being told about what the purpose of the study was?

The effects of punishment on learning

200

How many years did the Tuskegee Study last?

40 years, from 1932-1972

200

How long did the Stanford Prison Experiment last?

6 days

300

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

300

What percentage of the participants completed the task?

65%

300

What set of guidelines was inspired by the misconduct of the Tuskegee Study?

Belmont Report

300

What characteristics did the participants in the Stanford Prison Experiment have?

“Emotionally and mentally stable” male college students

400

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

400

How did Milgram adress possible damage done to the participants?

Reconciliation sessions with the actor and visits with a psychologist one year later

400

What were the two main ethical violations present in the Tuskegee Study?

Misinformation & The participants that had syphilis were prevented from seeking treatment

400

What was the main ethical violation that the experimenters did?

Continuing the experiment after the first signs of emotional distress

500

What ethical principle did the Willowbrook Study violate?

Beneficence or “do no harm”

500

What was the main right that was not clarified for the participants?

The right to stop/withdraw from the experiment at any time

500

How could the ethical violations in the Tuskegee Study be adressed?

Thorough information & Access to the same benefits for all the participants

500

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