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psy400ch2 THE ETHICAL IMPERATIVEp25-41 THE INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| WHY ETHICS MATTER | the research process and the findings themselves depend on the moral integrity of the researcher |
| Informed consent | Agreement of a participant to take part in a study, having been made aware of the potential risks. |
| Ethics | Conduct in research that reflects the social responsibility that the researcher has toward society at large. |
| ethics in psychology refers to a set of standard practices | that promote the safety and dignity of humans and address issues of fairness |
| minimum standards to which a researcher must adhere | regulatory requirements dictated by federal and state law |
| The Nuremberg Code of 1947 | A group of 10 standards that guide ethical research involving human beings. |
| subjects must not only consent to participate in the experiment, but also have the legal capacity to give consent | prisoners, minors, and people with mental disabilities could not participate in experiments |
| The Declaration of Helsinki: Formalized in 1964, this international proclamation broadened | the Nuremberg Code guidelines from 1947, stating, "lt is the mission of the doctor to safeguard the health of the people." |
| Clinical Research Committee: a group of scientists given the power to approve or modify experiments, which became | the prototype for today's IRBs |
| healthy patients were subjects of National Institute of Health involving | injecting radioisotopes, testing of heart drugs, and LSD |
| firewall between NIH funding and research conducted outside its walls | NIH-funded studies must be reviewed and approved by an ethics committee at the institution hosting the research |
| Tuskegee Syphilis Study | with nearly 400 impoverished black men who were never told they had syphilis and no penicillin |
| HISTORY OF ETHICAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY | Stanley Milgram (obedience) |
| Confederate | An accomplice in a study who is unknown to the participant(s). |
| Philip Zimbardo (prison) involved searching, stripping, and delousing prisoners | the guards forced them to wear smocks, rubber sandals, nylon stocking caps (to simulate shaved heads), and heavy ankle chains |
| Philip Zimbardo (prison): prisoners began to show signs of | extreme emotional distress, such as sobbing, screaming, and refusing to eat. |
| Belmont Report | Developed in 1976, it is a series of basic ethical principles to guide researchers as they perform studies with human subjects |
| Belmont Report provided three general principles to guide the application of regulations: | Respect for persons, Beneficence, Justice |
| Justice | fair administration of carefully considered procedures and non exploitive selection of participants |
| Respect for persons | protect the autonomy of participants, obtain their informed consent, and treat them with courtesy |
| Beneficence | do no harm and at the same time maximize the study's potential benefits, so that people of all races, ethnicities, and incomes can benefit from research. |
| APA based its current guidelines on five principles | Beneficence and nonmaleficence, Fidelity and responsibility, Integrity, Justice, Respectfor people’srights and dignity |
| Beneficence and nonmaleficence | protection of a patients welfare |
| Fidelity and responsibility | be trustworthy and accountable |
| Integrity | honesty and accuracy in clinical practice |
| Justice for all | equal access to psychology for all |
| Respect for people’s rights and dignity | treat patients as worthy individuals and to protect their privacy, confidentiality, and self-determination. |