PSYC02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Caffeine, Kilogram, Mass Suicide
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Current ethical guidelines for both behavioural and medical researchers have their origins in the belmont. Report: ethical principles and guidelines for the protection of human subjects of research. Defines the principles and applications that have guided more detailed regulations and the apa ethics code. 3 basic ethical principles are: beneficence, respect for persons (autonomy), and justice. The associated applications of the aforementioned principles are assessment o risk and benefits, informed consent and selection of subjects e. The principle of beneficence in the belmont report refers to the need for research to maximize benefits and minimize any possible harmful effects of the participation. In decisions about ethics, we must conduct a risk- benefit analysis, to calculate potential risks and benefits that are likely to result. Ethical principles require asking questions whether the research procedures have minimized risk to participants. Potential risks to the participants include psychological and physical harm and loss of confidentiality.
