PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Honor System, Psychological Trauma, Belmont Report
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The ethics of science: first, do no harm. Psychologists are bound by a code of ethics that is detailed and demanding and requires that psychologists show respect for people, for animals and for the truth. 1974 national commission created for the protection of human subjects of biomedical and. 1979 belmont report described 3 basic principles that all research involving human subjects should follow: 1. Research should show respect for persons and their right to make decisions for and about themselves without undue influence or coercion: 2. Research should be beneficent, which means that it should attempt to maximize benefits and reduce risks to the participant: 3. Research should be just, which means that it should distribute benefits and risks equally to participants without prejudice toward particular individuals or groups: released by the u. s. department of health, education and welfare.
