PSYB04H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Stanford Prison Experiment, Belmont Report, National Research Act
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You might participate in research: you might be asked to give consent for someone else. Evaluating and critiquing research that is at the margins : babies in pain, facebook emotions study. Us public health services study on progression of untreated syphilis in rural african- 600 men: 399 who already had syphilis, 201 without syphilis. Men told they were being treated for bad blood , a local term for various illnesses that included syphilis, anemia and fatigue. Given free medical care, meals when they had blood drawn, burial costs. Researchers prevented men from being treated elsewhere. The nuremberg code (established in 1948) outlined research ethics such as: In 1947, penicillin proven to be effective treatment for syphilis. Participants not treated respectfully: autonomy not allowed, nature of research, what participation would entail. Participants were harmed: subjected to painful test s, not told about cure. Milgram interested in unquestioning obedience to orders.
