PSYC 2001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Belmont Report, Autonomous Agent, Nuremberg Trials

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2001
• Professor: Deanna Whelan

Document Summary

History of ethical violations tuskegee syphilis study and the milgram obedience study. Following the nuremberg trials = formal statements of ethics. Researches may not withhold treatments that are known to be helpful to study participants: justice: fair balance between the people that participate in research and who will benefit from research; ensures participants are representative. Ten specific ethical standards: in addition to the 5 principles, apa lists 10 specific ethical standards similar to enforceable rules/ laws. Violation can result in loss of license/ other discipline. Ethical standard #8 most relevant to research methods: 8. 01 institutional review boards: a committee responsible for interpreting ethical principle and ensuring that research using human participants is ethically conducted. 8. 02 informed consent: written doc that outlines procedure, risk, and benefits. 8. 07 deception: participants may not be told about all comparison conditions. Withhold come detail (aka omission) or directly lie (aka commission)