If you or your lecturer were to undertake research in social psychology you would need to gain ethical approval. Why is this, and what criteria would be required? If the shock level ‘administered’ in...

If you or your lecturer were to undertake research in social psychology you would need to gain ethical approval. Why is this, and what criteria would be required?

If the shock level ‘administered’ in Milgram’s obedience study had been 150 volts instead of the maximum 450 volts, would this have made the experiment more ethical? Watch the video illustrating this pivotal research in chapter 1 of Mypsychlab at www.mypsychlab.com (watch Milgram’s obedience study).