What ethical violations occurred in Laud Humphreys' study of "tearooms"?
What will be an ideal response?
Humphreys did not tell his research subjects that he was studying them. He misrepresented himself as a participant, when he was really a researcher. He violated the subjects' privacy by using their car license plate numbers to locate them. He risked exposing his subjects' discreditable sexual behaviors by recording these activities as well as their identities. He failed to tell his subjects that he was using the medical study to learn more about their sexual behaviors. He disguised himself so his subjects would not recognize him as the same person who observed them at the tearooms. Overall, research subjects should be informed that they are being studied and should never be harmed in any way by the research.
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What will be an ideal response?