Psychology

Ethics in Psychology

  • Trephination
    6500 BCE

    Trephination

    People that acted abnormally were thought to be possessed by demons. The "medicine man" drilled holes in peoples' heads to let the demons out.
  • Nazi concentration camp experiments

    Nazi concentration camp experiments

    Terrible experiments were conducted on those considered "impure". They were tortured and murdered for no reason.
  • Nuremberg Code

    Nuremberg Code

    A set of ethics codes that have to be followed if using human participants to conduct research.
  • The Milgram shock experiment

    The Milgram shock experiment

    Stanley Milgram using electric shock on humans
  • HIPPA

    HIPPA

    The health insurance portability and accountability act established the conditions under which protected health information may be used or disclosed by covered entities for research purposes.

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