Research Methods in Psychology, Chapter 4

Research Methods in Psychology, Chapter 4 Tuskegee Syphilis Study - Correct Answers Unethical study, conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service, studied the effects of untreated syphilis to determine the natural history of the disease; did not inform subjects about the general purpose of the research; sample of poor black men with late-stage syphilis, offered free medical care in exchange for their medical data, none were told they had syphilis, and some passed it on unknowingly to their wives and children Milgram's obedience study - Correct Answers An experiment in which Stanley Milgram found that people will usually obey an authority, even if they might think what they are doing is wrong; 65% went all the way to dangerous shock levels Debriefing - Correct Answers Informing the subject in an experiment about the purpose of the study in which he or she was a participant and providing any other relevant information Respect for persons - Correct Answers Principle in the Belmont report that includes two provisions: individuals participating in research should be treated as autonomous agents, and those with diminished autonomy should be afforded special protections Informed consent - Correct Answers An ethical principle requiring that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate Beneficence - Correct Answers Action of helping others and performing actions that would result in benefit to another person Justice - Correct Answers Benefits and burdens of research distributed fairly, access to benefits equitably, children, pregnant and foetuses, prisoners equal representation Respect for persons, beneficence, justice - Correct Answers The Belmont Report's Basic Principles Beneficence and nonmaleficence, fidelity and responsibility, integrity, justice, respect for people's rights and dignity - Correct Answers The APA's Five General Principles Institutional review