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Based on the framework of the Milgram experiment, how would the researchers comprehend and justify their methodological choice of utilizing actors and hidden cameras to the review board?
Case context: A research team wants to investigate how everyday individuals respond to witnessing petty theft. To do this, they set up a scenario in a local park where an actor pretends to steal a bicycle while hidden cameras record the reactions of nearby subjects. The subjects are not informed that they are part of a study until after the event occurs. The institutional review board is worried about the psychological stress the subjects might experience by believing a real crime has taken place.
Question: Based on the framework of the Milgram experiment, how would the researchers comprehend and justify their methodological choice of utilizing actors and hidden cameras to the review board?
Sample answer: The researchers would justify their design by explaining that, like the Milgram experiment, their study relies on active deception (using actors as confederates) because observing genuine reactions to theft is a socially important research question that is difficult to answer without deceiving subjects. If people knew it was a staged experiment, their reactions would not represent true behavior, meaning the scientific value outweighs the temporary psychological stress.
Key points:
- Identify the use of actors as a form of active deception involving confederates.
- Recognize that the deception may cause psychological stress to the subjects.
- Explain that the research question regarding bystander reactions is socially important.
- Justify the deception by stating the research question is difficult to answer without misleading the subjects.
Rubric: The response should accurately relate the use of actors to the concept of confederates and active deception, and explain that the deception is methodologically necessary to answer a socially important research question that cannot be studied effectively if subjects know the truth.
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