PAP 3310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nazi Human Experimentation, Institutional Review Board, Stanford Prison Experiment
23 Mar 2016
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One person/group does not bear an undue burden of the research risk. Risk assessment is a key feature of all research. Always weighted in favor of research subjects. Constant balance between potential gain and risk of harm. Stress, pain, etc. during the research: nazi medical experiments, milgram obedience to authority experimental studies, stanford prison experiment** video bbc documentary . Other forms of unethical behavior by researchers. Research ethics boards in canada: review of projects involving human subjects, debates about their role: Tri-council policy statement: ethical conduct for research involving humans (tcps2, 2010: administered through research ethics board, approval process. Policy is due to inadvertent harm caused to participants: the researcher may not recognize all the risks. All canadian research requires reb approval: must be obtained before people are approached to be participants, there is an appeal process. Rebs are internal to the affiliated institution: universities, colleges, government, private companies, members from different disciplines, must have an external representative.
