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Ethics in Psychology

  • 6500 BCE

    Trephination

    Trephination
    To release demons from a person's body, the "medicine man" would drill a hole into the patient's head. In most cases, this procedure was done without permission. Trephination was painful and fatal.
  • Tuskegee Syphilis Study

    Tuskegee Syphilis Study
    1932-1972
    This study was to show the history of untreated syphilis. About 600 African American males were told that during this study they would receive free medical care but instead they were given placebos. Due to not being educated on syphilis is spread very quickly.
  • Nazi Concentration Camp Experiments

    Nazi Concentration Camp Experiments
    1935-1945
    These experiments were very inhumane and resulted in the death of anyone who was not born with pure German blood. The experiments would even go as far as performing surgeries on people without a reason and without anesthesia.