Posted by coral on November 2, 2000, at 4:50:14
In reply to Re: Hypothesis based milgram studies » pullmarine, posted by Rzip on November 1, 2000, at 21:26:08
"From an ethicial point of view, Milgram holds no responsibility should his study have inavertingly triggered the onset of any clinical depression. The contract of the study was strictly a monetarian exchange for information/data."
If memory serves me, the Milgram studies were one of the types of studies that led to outlawing certain types of studies involving human subjects. I could be incorrect about this.
However, any researcher has a responsibility for the outcome of his/her studies, both positively and negatively, especially if human subjects are involved. That doesn't mean that every outcome can be predicted, but that all reasonable efforts to ensure the well-being of the test subjects must be taken into consideration.
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