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Briefly outline some of the procedures used in social influence research (theories and/or studies) and evaluate whether these procedures are ethical.
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Some of the procedures used by social psychologists such as ASCH, ZIMBARDO and MILGRIM are ethically questionable. Briefly outline some of the procedures used in social influence research (theories and/or studies) and evaluate whether these procedures are ethical. Psychologists such as Asch, Zimbardo and Milgrim have used various procedures in social influence research. These procedures can be ethically questioned in terms of consent, deception, protection of participants and the right to withdraw. Asch 1951, 1982, and 1956 designed a straightforward task in which participants were presented with two cards. One card displayed a single 'standard line' while the other card displayed three 'comparison lines'. Participants were asked which comparison line was of equal length to the standard line. In the experimental situation there was only true participant the rest were all confederates. The idea behind this experiment was to find out if people would conform even when the majority of a group...
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