Negative things on To Kill a Mockingbird
... Upon arriving at the announced location, the person responding to the ad was informed that the experiment is to find out about negative and positive reinforcements in the learning process. The negative reinforcement in this case would be “electric shock”. ... Instead he told the subjects that the experiment was being conducted to find out about negative and positive reinforcements in the learning process. ... The experimenter informed the subjects that they were not responsible for any negative outcome that would arise from the experiment, and if so, the experimenter would take full responsibility. Unfortunately, this was very misleading, as anyone who has a conscience, high ethics and morals would feel responsible if there was a negative outcome.