History of Ethics in Psychology

By Evan2004!
  • Period: 6500 BCE to

    Timeline of Psychology

  • Wilhelm Wundt Laboratory

    Was an old Nazi laboratory where cruel painful experiments were done on people of color, homosexuals, and other minorities.

  • Tuskeegee Syphilis Study

    This occurred in Alabama and the people of color were not told that they had Syphilis nor how to stop the spread. They were experimented on, and many died in the process.

  • Palace of Justice Nuremburg Germany

    Create law codes stating that subjects in experiments must consent before being tested. The experiments must also yield beneficial results to society. Subjects are also protected from physical and mental pain.

  • National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavorial Research

    This was focused on the topic of privacy and information gained shall be disclosed and all subjects should have direct access to the information gained.