Briefly describe one unethical experiment, either real or hypothetical, and the principals in place as a result of the Belmont Report that would make such an experiment difficult to conduct today
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The student can either make up an unethical experiment or mention the Tuskegee Syphilis study in which subjects were exposed to syphilis without their knowledge. The principles that would mitigate against such an experiment today would be:
o Respect for the person which would require informed consent.
o Beneficence which requires that no harm be done in an experiment.
o Justice which forbids using samples of convenience such as prisoners or people driven by poverty to volunteer.
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a. thalamus b. prefrontal cortex c. striate cortex d. parietal lobe
Gallese and colleagues (1996) noted that certain types of neurons, now called neurons, activated when a monkey grasped food on a tray, but also activated when they watched the experimenter grasping food on a tray
a. imitative b. anticipatory c. redundant d. mirror
In constructing and using a daily schedule to alleviate depression, a person should
a. fill up every hour during the day and should schedule the easier tasks first. b. not fill up every hour of the day and should schedule the harder tasks first. c. schedule a two-hour afternoon nap. d. schedule several high protein snack times and one hour of meditation.
After a response is extinguished it will not be exhibited again
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.