PSYC 2360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Belmont Report, Cognitive Dissonance, Honestreporting

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2360
• Professor: Carol- Anne Hendry

Document Summary

Important research after the holocaust: analyzes why good people will act in opposition to their beliefs cognitive dissonance, peoples ability to make free choice changes when there is an authority gure. Belmont report: the belmont report (1979): ethical principles and guidelines for the protection of human subjects of research. Bene cence: we act in ways that bene t human beings and decrease harm. Autonomy (respect for persons: respect for a persons dignity. Assessments of risks and bene ts: risks in psychological research. Physical harm: must be minimized as much as possible. Stress: cannot effect a persons emotional experience too much without providing adequate resources. Loss of privacy and con dentiality: potential bene ts of psychological research. Educational bene ts, new skill, or treatment for a psychological or medical condition. Informed consent: informed consent from, autonomy issues, information issues: withholding information and deception. Way to get honest reporting from subjects: is deception a major ethical problem psychological research.