Psychology

Ethics in Psychology

By Kaleigh Kervin
  • 6500 BCE

    Trephination

    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.