Essays on Nuremberg

Homework

What is the Nuremberg Code and what are the important parts of the code? How can this code protect research participants? The Nuremberg Code are a list of ethical principles for research that is conducted on humans. The Codes came as a result of the trials of the Nazi doctors that performed experimentation on prisoners in concentration camps during WWII. The trials took place in Nuremberg Germany and were held by the United States. Dr. Leo Alexander submitted a list of 6 defining terms for legitimate medical experiments and research. They were adopted by the Counsel for War along ...

Final Quiz

Psychology Explain the differences of qualitative study design and quantitative study design. The difference in design between the qualitative and quantitative study is that the qualitative design encompasses an exploratory research where both structured and unstructured methods in data collection is employed. On the other hand, the quantitative design relies on numerical data in quantifying a given problem in which statistical methods are employed in interpreting the data.

There are several tools being used in conducting research, but the common tool observed in all studies is the use of measurement.

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of qualitative study design and quantitative study design.

Qualitative research encompasses an advantage in terms of giving ...

Ever since the infamous attacks in the World Trade Center last September 11, 2001, the view of the world regarding terrorism has changed forever. To counter terrorism attacks in their countries, governments of various nations have set up diverse procedures and operations that specifically aim to curb the terrorist organizations and their attacks, and to eliminate their threats once and for all. For example, airport terminals thoroughly scan passengers, malls and various establishments check the baggage of entrants, surveillance companies spy on telephone calls by civilians in order to search for suspicious activities, etc. have been utilized in order ...

Henrietta Lacks was born on August 1, 1920, and she later died of complications related to cervical cancer. Henrietta unwittingly made a significant contribution to the biomedical society; especially in regards to the first immortal cell line (Barkley & Alford, 2015). These cells were obtained from the malignancy in her cervix and cultured by George Otto Grey and are still used for biomedical research. Henrietta did not consent for her cells to be used in scientific research (Beskow, 2016). In contemporary societies, scientists are still exploiting her cells for biological and medical discoveries. The results of the research conducted using ...

Medical Killings and the Psychology of Genocide, The Nazi Doctors by Robert Jay Lifton and Doctors from Hell by Vivien Spitz.

Thesis:

Medical experimentation was one of the most horrible parts of the history of Nazism. In this dark period of history, the doctors indulged in their fantasies regarding Jews whom they regarded as subhuman and without any sort of dignity The books mentioned examine the psychology of genocide in the sense that the Nazi doctors were actually very much committed to their cause as they believed that the eradication of the Jewish race was something which actually had ...

Science has always relied on experimentation and research in trying to arrive at logical conclusion based on the results of such research. Clinical tests have always been performed on human and non-human subjects. Without thorough regulation in the industry, some researchers have used humans as test subjects, in some cases, against their will. Such cases were prevalent in mid 1900s when medical science was advancing at a very fast rate. However, these scientists did not value ethical concerns of the test subjects and thus these subjects faced inhuman conditions and in most cases died from the experimentation. There was need ...