Psychology 2820E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Observer-Expectancy Effect, Suicidal Ideation, Spontaneous Remission
3 Oct 2016
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Every research project that is conducted is subject to review by some institutional review board (irb) or research ethics board (reb) Many ethical issues are not clear cut, and a wide range of opinion is sought when making ethical judgements. When authority is involved participants should not feel obligated/don"t have bonuses for participating. Benefits from study versus risks to participants. If public behaviour, you don"t have to inform them. Nuremberg code of 1948 targeted to medical ethics in research. The two influences on development of ethical codes for research: the tuskegee study of untreated syphilis in the negro male, revelations about experiments conducted by nazi doctors on concentration camp detainees during world war ii. Tcps ii (tri council policy statement) is the guiding document for the ethical conduct of funded research in canada. Ensuring that the person is free to choose without interference.
