Ethics of Social Research Flashcards
Is ethics relevant to the trustworthiness and validity of the findings?
Yes
Who conducted the Tuskegee Syphilis Study? Beginning When?
U.S. Public Health Service beginning in 1932
What was the goal of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study? (T.S.S)
To study the natural course of the disease
Where was the sample of 400 syphilis patients drawn from in the T.S.S
African-American males from Tuskegee Alabama
What treatment were the patients given in the T.S.S
Heavy metals
What were the ethical violations involved in the T.S.S?
-No consent was asked
-No information given about the condition nor treatment
-Denied patients antibiotics which could have obviously helped them
On what grounds did the T.S.S administers deny treatment to the patients?
The race and socio-economic status of the patients made it appear that they would have likely not gotten treatment under normal circumstances
What is informed consent?
The participants’ right to be informed about the nature of a research study and its risks and benefits to them prior to consenting to participation
What is the nuremberg code?
Code of ethics established after Nazi experimentation that states that all research participation must be voluntary
What was Stanley Milgram’s experiment?
Having people read word associations to another, and increasing the shock level if they could not answer
What were the ethical violations in Stanley Milgram’s experiment?
-Deceived his participants of the nature of the experiment
-failed to obtain their informed consent
-did not simply allow participants to quit when they protested
-Exposed participants to psychological distress by knowing they were capable of administering a potentially lethal shock
What changes did Jerry Burger make when he read ministered Milgram’s experiment?
-made sure respondents were screened for psychological stress
-ensured participants would quickly be debriefed
-Limited the max shock to 150 volts
The National Research Act by the U.S Congress was passed when?
1974
What did the National Research Act established?
Office for protection of Research Risks (OPRR)
What is the Common Rule?
a set of guidelines created by the OPRR which was widely adopted by federal agencies. Stipulates, among other things, that any institution receiving federal funds for research must establish an institutional review committee.
