Chapter 3 Flashcards
Ethics
Represent a system of moral principles and standards
Nuremberg code
A set of ethical principles essential for a medical experiments to be permissible
Belmont report
And ethics code that provides the foundation for US federal regulations governing research on humans
Three primary ethical principles on the Belmont report
Respect for persons
Beneficence
Justice
Common rule
Our United States federal policy that specifies ethics regulations for human subjects research
APA ethics code
Describes a general ethical principles and specific ethical standards to guide psychologists professional behavior
General principles in the APA ethics code
Beneficence and nonmaleficence
Fidelity and responsibility
Integrity
Justice
respect for peoples rights and dignity
Fidelity
Means that psychologist should behave in a trustworthy manner
Responsibility
Involves adhering to professional codes of conduct and not exploiting people
Integrity
Means that psychologist should be honest and truthful and should not engage in fraud
Justice
Calls upon psychologists to recognize that the benefits of the research, and of psychological science as a whole, should be made available to all persons
Beneficence
Psychologist should strive to benefit those with whom they work
Nonmaleficence
Psychologist should be careful not to cause harm
Respect
Psychologist to respect dignity and worth of all people, and the rights of individuals to privacy, confidentially, and self determination
Institutional review board
An independent institutional committee that evaluate whether propose research with you in participants complies with federal ethics regulations