Write a well-constructed two-page essay that summarizes the “Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment” and evaluates how it adhered to or violated the American Psychological Association’s (APA) ethical principles for research with human participants:

In particular, address each of the following points in relation to the Tuskegee Experiment:

1. Freedom from coercion,

2. Informed consent,

3. Limited deception,

4. Adequate debriefing,

5. Confidentiality, and

6. Diversity.

When writing your paper follow the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. (APA, 2010) publication style for citing sources in text as well as for the references. Your essay requires three references (one for ethics & two for the study).

The American Psychological Association’s (AP)A ethical guidelines are outlined on their website: http://www.apa.org/ethics/code2002.html

Help formatting citations and references can be found at any of the following sites:

Lahey, B. (2009). Introduction to Psychology. Retrieved from web: http://www.coursesmart.com

APA publication style 6th edition: Tutorial http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx

APA style, electronic references – http://www2.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citapa.htm

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