Categorías: Todo - observation - imitation - aggression - ethics

por Joerg Bauer hace 14 años

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Ethical issues in child psychology research

The Bobo Doll experiment by Bandura is a classic study in psychology that demonstrates how learning can occur through observation and imitation. This research showed that children who observed adults behaving aggressively towards a Bobo Doll were more likely to exhibit similar aggressive behaviors themselves.

Ethical issues in child psychology research

exam question

Experiment of Bandura

Does learning only occur by classical or instrumental conditioning? No!
Bobo Doll Studies
Learning can occur byobservation and imitation

Observation can be learned but must not necessarily be shown - only when proper motivation present

Observing the reward orpunishment of others

Experiment of student

Prupose of the study(social cognition like Bandura -but Bandura was onlyintersted in behavioural change, not cogntive change)
Behavioural and Conceptual (cognitive) influence of wathing violence violence
Cond. 2: Aggressing Movie watchingGroup 2 (7f /8 m)
Questionnaire:Is fighting a good way to resolve an agrugment? (10 yes)

Cond.2:Children play cards with cheating

Coding of agressive behaviour6 Agr. / 14 Conc. / 10 Neut.

Cond 1: Non Aggressive Movie watching:Group 1 (10f / 5m)
Questionnaire:Is fighting a good way to resolve an agrugment? (4yes)

Cond. 1:Children play cards with cheating

Coding of agressive behaviour2 Agr. / 5 Conc. / 23 Neutr.

Action of studen researcher

informed consent
... but parents were not asked either
no - only aggreement from teacher
Free consent
class subjects

not informed about being the subjects of a psychological study

children were seemingly not informed about the purpose

Video Tapes of children on playground
child actors

they may have been professionals but still need consent and information about the purpose

no indication of informed consent about the purpose of the study !

What is missing tocritically evaluate the study

Coding scheme usesd
Reading the qustionnaire to make sure the question wasn't bisasd
checking the results
The videos
Being able to independently recode the resulting behaviour
make sure that they are identical but for the dv
Description of the test set-up
Knowing if the student had experience in obervations

Why ethical practices?

There are risks for the subjects involved in the study
The profession itself

Reputation and credibility might suffer

Funding bodies
Instituions

may be liable for conduct of researchers

Reseracher

Is liable for any claims parants or carers might make

Child

specifically: Emotional damage

Developemental risks

2. What other ethics issues arise in this study? (5 marks)

1. What should the researcher have done to comply with good ethics practice on obtaining informed and freely-given consent for this research? (5 marks)

a) Informed consent