By Day 3 Imagine that you were asked to conduct a study similar to Milgram’s study of obedience, using adolescent participants. Point out at least one ethical issue present in Milgram’s study and explain what you would do differently to address that issue with your study on adolescent obedience. Would you address that ethical issue differently if you were conducting a study among a particular race or ethnicity? What about with elderly participants? Explain your reasoning.

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Milgram’s Study: Ethical Issues
Being mindful that Milgram’s study occurred during a period-in-time when research practices involving elements of
deception such as withholding relevant information or distorting facts were commonplace (McLeod, 2007).
Nonetheless, one could successfully argue that the study had limitations due to bias; in part, because all subjects
were males (McLeod, 2007; Newman, & Newman, 2016).
Personal Perspectives
As to what one would have done given the same era and the same context would depend ,largely, on one’s ethical
and moral beliefs, as well as personal factors such as career advancement and career recognition (e.g., among
colleagues). That said (today) some subjects in Milgram’s study such as marginalized unskilled worker would be
protected against research exploitation under the classification of vulnerable population, which also includes
potential subjects who lack physical or cognitive abilities to make informed choices such as adolescents, some
seniors, and some ethnic minorities in terms of English language deficiencies (Fisher, & VacantiShova, 2012;
Society for Research in Child Development, 2007).
References
Fisher, C. B., & Vacanti-Shova, K. (2012). The responsible conduct of psychological research: An overview of
ethical principles, APA Ethics Code standards, and federal regulations. In S. J. Knapp, M. C. Gottlieb, M. M.
Handelsman, & L. D. VandeCreek (Eds.), APA handbook of ethics in psychology, Vol 2: Practice, teaching, and
research. (pp. 335– 369). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. https://doiorg.
ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1037/13272-016
McLeod, S. (2007). The Milgram experiments. Retrieved from http://www.simplypsychology.org/bobo-doll.html
Newman, B. M., & Newman, P. R. (2016). Theories of human development (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Psychology
Press/Taylor & Francis.
Shivayogi P. (2013). Vulnerable population and methods for their safeguard. Perspectives in clinical
research , 4(1), pp. 53-7. doi: 10.4103/2229-3485.106389
Society for Research in Child Development.(2007). Ethical standards in research. Retrieved from
http://www.srcd.org/aboutus/ ethical-standards-research