Psychology 2810 Lecture Notes - Nuremberg Trials, Syphilis, Nuremberg Code
3 Dec 2012
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A branch of philosophy concerned with moral issues of right and wrong . The tuskegee syphilis study: a treatment for syphilis was deliberately withheld from patients. The willowbrook hepatitis study: children with cognitive disabilities deliberately infected with hepatitis. Medical experiments in german concentration camps during ww2 immersed prisoners in ice cold water. Nuremberg trials charged 20 scientists with willing participation in crimes against humanity. Apa (1973) : a code for research psychology. Apa (2010) : current version (see w&m: cpa (1978 2000) : code of ethics for psychologists, tri-council policy statement on ethical conduct for research involving humans (tcps, 2010) Tcps governs all research at western (including honors theses) Principle 2: respect for free and informed consent: participants have a right to be informed about anything that might influence their willingness to participate (purpose, procedures, and possible risks, must consent to participate. Can withdraw concent at any time without penalty.
