PSYC 201W Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Classical Conditioning, Sleep Deprivation, United States Public Health Service
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Ethical concerns permeate every aspect of the research process. Is the potential benefit to society strong enough to warrant the potential risk to the subject? the nuremberg code (1947) Set of ethical principles that were established to allow. Formed in response to nazi war crimes. Reported that nazi doctors conducted unethical research which neglected to get consent and resulted in the deaths of the research participants. Set of ethical principles essential for medical experiments to be permissible (also applies to behavioural research) Voluntary consent with freedom to withdraw at any time. Information prior to giving consent about research purpose and potential risks. Results should be of sufficient value to outweigh ricks to participants. Qualified scient. ists must conduct the research the tuskegee experiment (1932-1972) Conducted at the offices of the us public health service. Conducted before the establishment of the nuremberg code, but continued following them as well the belmont report (1979) Applicable to human research conducted in the us.