Dr. Collins is interested in how people understand feedback about their performance and incorporate it into their view of themselves.She decides to have her psychology students as subjects for the experiment. She tells her students that the study is a part of the course and everyone has to participate.She has participants take a personality test and then, in front of the group, tells each of them that they either did very well, average, or very poorly. She also tells them that their scores on the test accurately predict future life success. Dr. Collins then has the participants write a short paragraph describing their personal strengths and weaknesses. At the end of the study, the group turns in their paragraphs and is excused. At no time does Dr. Collins inform them that the test and feedback were actually false. In fact, she never tells them about the nature of the study. 1. Are there any ethical principles been violated in this scenario? List all the ethical principles that were violated. 2.If you were to conduct the same experiment, how would you do it ?
Dr. Collins is interested in how people understand feedback about their performance and incorporate it into their view of themselves.She decides to have her psychology students as subjects for the experiment. She tells her students that the study is a part of the course and everyone has to participate.She has participants take a personality test and then, in front of the group, tells each of them that they either did very well, average, or very poorly. She also tells them that their scores on the test accurately predict future life success. Dr. Collins then has the participants write a short paragraph describing their personal strengths and weaknesses. At the end of the study, the group turns in their paragraphs and is excused. At no time does Dr. Collins inform them that the test and feedback were actually false. In fact, she never tells them about the nature of the study.
1. Are there any ethical principles been violated in this scenario? List all the ethical principles that were violated.
2.If you were to conduct the same experiment, how would you do it ?
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