PSYB01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Scientific Misconduct, Institutional Animal Care And Use Committee, Publication Bias
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Physical harm: a researcher must consider the physical toll that study participation may have: a potential risk to participants. Justice: fairness in selecting study participants & in determining which participants receive the benefits of participation & which bear the burden of risk. Current ethical standards dictate that we avoid targeting vulnerable indivs: prisoners, mentally ill, homeless. Many are serious & some violate more than one ethical principle: yet, in each case, the researchers learned info that might have been beneficial to others the 5 apa general priniciples: Justice (belond principle 2: beneficence & nonmaleficience (belmont principle 1) 2: respect for ppls rights & dignity (belmont principle 3, fidelity & responsibility. Institutional animal care & use committee (iacuc): a board that reviews the ethical merit & research procedures for all animal research conducted within an institution & ensures research animals have proper living conditions inspect labs every 6 months.
