Ethics, deception, and ‘those milgram experiments’

Journal of Applied Philosophy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 245-256

  Herrera, C D ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGY; RECUMBENCY; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECEPTION; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035749940     PISSN: 02643758     EISSN: 14685930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5930.00192     Document Type: Article

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