Question

Dr. Miller is studying the effect of physiological stress on cognitive performance. To do this, he can either ask his subjects to endure mild temperature changes or painful electric shocks to evaluate how it affects their scores on brain teasers. If he is to be in compliance with the principle of protection from harm, Dr. Miller must:

Answer 1

Answer:

Select temperature changes as the method of producing physiological stress.

Explanation:

Protection from Harm

In research, all psychologists are held bound by ethical obligation to ensure that their participants or volunteers to research work are safe from psychological and physiological harm.

Protection from Harm is handled by researcher through the Anticipation of harm and stopping the study.

Psychologists defend their research ethically by saying and proving that any harm caused to their participants was unexpected.

In research, it means that a researcher cannot expose individual volunteers to physical or emotional risks. Also unintentional distress is possible.

The three ethical principle stated by the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research are: respect for person, beneficence, and justice.