Bella Capelli Stanley Milgram and Unethical Studies in Social Psychology Discussion 2.2 Engage Stanley Milgram, a Yale University social psychologist, con

Bella Capelli Stanley Milgram and Unethical Studies in Social Psychology Discussion 2.2 Engage

Stanley Milgram, a Yale University social psychologist, conducted an experiment in 1963 that is considered to be one of the most famous unethical studies in social psychology. This experiment was a behavioral study of obedience that involved subjects “administering” electrical shocks at the behest of the experimenter to actors recruited by Milgram to participate in the study.

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS

For this activity, watch the movie, Experimenter (streamable via Amazon or Sundance Now), and the video above, which provides additional insight into why Stanley Milgram wanted to conduct the study and shows actual footage from the study when participants were administering the shocks.

Consider:

Do you think that the cost (i.e., the psychological harm) to the participants in the study was worth the knowledge we gained? Why or why not?
If we wanted to conduct Milgram’s study today, what would we need to change to meet today’s ethical standards?
How do you think the changes you outlined in response to the question above would impact the results of the study? Be sure to explain your reasoning.

2.6 Evaluate

Your Literature Review

As a reminder, the purpose of a literature review is to provide an overview of what other researchers have found out about your chosen topic and to identify gaps in the literature (i.e., what is missing from our current understanding of the topic?).

Previously, you identified at least five scholarly articles which you reviewed to determine the theoretical/empirical basis for your study; identified how your study would fill in the gaps you found in the literature; determined whether the literature supported your hypothesis and drafted a new hypothesis if needed; and lastly, identified the significance of your study.

ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Your literature review should include the following elements. Refer to this sample literature review (Links to an external site.) for assistance.

To draft your literature review, you will start with an introduction paragraph that starts by identifying your topic.
If you used the Literature Review Notes handout in Week 3, M2.4 Evolve, then you should have identified similarities and differences in the articles that you have read. You will discuss these in the body of your literature review. Typically, discuss the older, more significant studies first and explain how they laid the foundation for the more recent studies that you have selected.
Lastly, you should include a conclusion paragraph that succinctly summarizes the literature.
Your review should be 3-5 pages in length and must include a reference page and appropriate use of in-text citations.

2.5 Engage

FIELD NOTES

Each note should be composed of four parts:

Notes
Description of everything observed or that can be remembered
Analysis
Reflection

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS

For this assignment, write 2-3 field note entries on defining and measuring variables in your own field:

The different measurement scales (ordinal, nominal, ratio, and interval)
Be sure to operationally define the dependent variable being measured with the scale.
Reliability and validity.