PSYC 203 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Neal E. Miller, Syphilis, Nuremberg Code
5 Apr 2017
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Ethics: a set of standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession. Treat human research participants with respect in a way that maintains their rights and dignity. Care for the welfare of animals when they are the subjects of research. Be scrupulously honest in the treatment of data. First formal code of ethics in 1953. 171 page document that was the outcome of 15 years of discussion and formed a temporary ethics committee. Hobb"s committee took an empirical approach when developing the code of ethics. Critical incidents: the committee surveyed the entire membership of the. Apa asking them to provide examples of incidents of unethical conduct they knew about firsthand and to indicate what they believed the ethical issue was. Has been revised many times with the most current issue from 2002. Includes 5 general principles and 10 general categories which includes.
