Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The Tuskegee experiment ended when a cure for syphilis was discovered.
2. Funded by the U.S. government, prostitutes, soldiers, prisoners, and mental hospital patients were infected with gonorrhoea or syphilis without their knowledge in Guatemala.
3. The U. S. government created a National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research in order to protect themselves from international scrutiny.
4. It is ethically acceptable to convince others to take action on behalf of your personal interests.
5. Milgram’s research reports seemed to present an honest and open account of his methods.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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