Slide 1Tuskegee StudyMilgramThe Monster StudyEthical Guidelines for Human Research& DebriefingEthical Guidelines for Animal ResearchSlide 8StatisticsStatisticsDescriptive StatisticsInferential StatisticsLying with StatisticsPeer-ReviewPsychology in the MediaEthics, Statistics, and Peer ReviewChapter 2Tuskegee StudyMilgram ExperimentThe Monster StudyEthical Guidelines for Human Research•Unethical scientific research led to a heightened appreciation for protecting human subjects’ rights.•Institutional Review Board•Informed ConsentoTelling participants what they are getting into before they participateoDeceiving participantsDeception & Debriefing•You can only deceive participants when1) Researchers could not have performed the study without the deception2) The scientific knowledge to be gained outweighs the costs•DebriefingoOccurs after the study’s completionoInforms participants what the study was aboutEthical Guidelines for Animal Research•Controversy surrounding invasive research•Goal of animal research:oTo generate ideas about how the brain relates to behavior in animalsoGeneralize these findings to humans—without inflicting harm to humans•Most agree that Animal Rights Terrorists make matters worse•Without animal research we would know much less than we know today in psychologyAnimal Rights TerroristsClick the title above to view this resource.StatisticsStatistics•Application of mathematics to describing and analyzing data•Descriptive StatisticsoNumerical characterizations that describe data•(1) Central TendencyoMeanoMedianoModeDescriptive Statistics•(2) VariabilityoGives us a sense of how loosely or tightly bunched the scores are.oRangeoStandard deviationInferential Statistics•Allow us to determine how much we can generalize findings from our sample to the population.•Sample vs. Population•Statistical significance vs. Practical significanceoStatistical significance is based on probabilityoPractical significance is based on real-world importanceLying with StatisticsPeer-Review•Nearly all psychological journals send submitted articles to outside reviewers•You will now play the role of a peer reviewerPsychology in the Media•(1) Consider the source•(2) Look out for excessive sharpening and leveling•(3) Don’t be misled by “balanced”
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