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Question

Review the Ch 3 .pdf (located in the McBride PPTS folder within the Course Materials folder on the BB. Then finish watching the the video: “The Deadly Deception,” on the Tuskegee Study, that we started watching in class. The link for that is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYOBYPiVfoI.


Next, create a new thread and answer the discussion questions below. Then, respond to a minimum of two others’ answers by the deadline, Saturday, February 22, before 9 am. Make sure you separately save a copy of your work. Note that the purpose of this is to simulate an in-class discussion on the topic, so points for responding to others will weigh more heavily than usual.

Explain, in your own words what the documentary was about. What was the Tuskegee Study and why is it relevant to a research methods course in psychology? Think about the timing of the Nuremberg trials and Belmont report in the context of the span of years of the Tuskegee study. What does this mean in the context of the questions asked during the Congressional hearings on Tuskegee. Be specific.
The fact that there were both congressional hearings and lawsuits that arose from this study indicates that the public responded strongly to this study. Consider the information in the PPT and the ethics chapter. What ethical principles did the study breach (be sure you define each principle mentioned in ADDITION to naming it). Be specific and back up your answers with examples of exactly how the study breached each principle.
Consider the justifications cited by the researchers of The Tuskegee study regarding why they initiated the research AND continued it after they knew there was a cure. What kind of information was gained from this study? Could the information gained be considered a benefit of the research? Why or why not?
Assume that an ethics committee determined that there WERE benefits derived from the Tuskegee research (medical science), and this same committee understands that there was harm to the participants, how do the Ethical Principles of Psychological Research Psychological Research guide the determination of whether the research is ethical? Meaning, what type of analysis dictates whether research is ethical when there are competing outcome concerns.
Opinion question background: This must be substantiated by references to the assigned material. To this day, people debate the motives and intentions of the lead doctor and nurse on the project. Advancing science, protecting a highly effected, disadvantaged group, money, and notoriety have all been suggested as the underlying rationale. Some cite the race of the lead doctor and nurse as proof that there was no racism involved in this study, others say that is a moot point.. They note that Africans often sold others into slavery, and that women are often active participants in the trafficking of other women and girls (a modern form of enslavement). Thus, the argument goes-one does not need to be of the dominant group to be part of the oppression of others-you can participate in your own groups' oppression if the dominant group mind-set is strong enough. The logical next question is: what was the dominant groups’ mind set, and was it well intended (at best), or possibly just understandable?
Question for you: What do YOU believe their motivations for following through as far as they did were? What particular things did they do or say to lead you to conclude that. Cite examples from the documentary to answer. How do you feel about them as people? Can you understand as a social scientist or researcher why one would go that far, or is it unfathomable to you?
**Please note there is no correct answer to the opinion question, I am looking for your rationale and ability to cite examples to support your opinion on this (and the examples should based on what you have seen or read in the presented material).