PSYCH 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Belmont Report, Milgram Experiment, Informed Consent
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Historical examples: the tuskegee syphilis study: researchers decided to study a group of poor black men living in the south until they died. They lied to them and told them they would be receiving treatment, withheld information when a cure was available, lied telling them it was a special free treatment. Ended up getting their wives and children sick as well. 3 kinds of ethical violations: harmed, not treated respectfully, targeted a disadvantaged social group, the milgram study: researchers told participants to distribute electric shock to (cid:862)stude(cid:374)t(cid:863) who see(cid:373)ed like a fragile old (cid:373)a(cid:374) to test o(cid:271)edie(cid:374)(cid:272)e to authority. Ethical questions: the study was extremely stressful to participants, lasting effects of the study; debriefed: interview after the study; participants were affected by knowing they were willing to harm another human being. The belmont report: conference to discuss ethical concerns in research; 3 guiding principals: respect for persons.
