The Belmont Report: The Standford Prison Experiment

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This video helped me to realize just how important the Belmont Report truly is. It is crucial in protecting all research participants from any form of harm that was previously imposed on research participants. The study that bothered me the most was the Standford Prison Experiment. This experiment really bothered me because some of the participants experienced physical harm. The experiment involved two groups of research participants. The first group acted as the guards of the simulated prison. The second group acted as the prisoners. This experiment violated many ethical principles such as beneficence and respect for persons. Beneficence was violated because the prisoners were being subjected to very brutal conditions because the guards were

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