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Exploring the Rights of Human Subjects by Eugene Provenzo, Ph.D. Key Concepts • Informed Consent • Justifiable Risk • Acceptable Risk • Ethical Behavior for Researchers • Responsibility of Researchers to Subjects Vocabulary • Informed Consent: Informed (or valid) consent describes a process which has both ethical and legal implications. Individuals must consent to participate in an experiment or research project and that consent must be based on their having a clear understanding of the nature of the study and its potential risks and benefits. The individuals providing consent need to understand and appreciate what to expect and what will be required of them if they choose to participate. They must also participate voluntarily and understand that they may refuse to participate or cease participating at any time. Under certain circumstances, if the individual does not have sufficient mental faculties to make an informed judgment about particpating, a surrogate who is acting solely in the person's best interest may consent for them. • Bullying: Bullying involves a person being abused through verbal harassment, physical assault or more subtle forms of psychological manipulation and coercion. • Syphilis: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by spirochaete bacterium. The disease can lead to blindness and dementia, and if not treated, is often fatal. The disease may be asymtomatic.

Exploring the Rights of Human Subjects

by Eugene Provenzo, Ph.D.

Key Concepts

• Informed Consent
• Justifiable Risk
• Acceptable Risk
• Ethical Behavior for Researchers
• Responsibility of Researchers to Subjects

Vocabulary

• Informed Consent: Informed (or valid) consent describes a process which has both ethical and legal implications. Individuals must consent to participate in an experiment or research project and that consent must be based on their having a clear understanding of the nature of the study and its potential risks and benefits. The individuals providing consent need to understand and appreciate what to expect and what will be required of them if they choose to participate. They must also participate voluntarily and understand that they may refuse to participate or cease participating at any time. Under certain circumstances, if the individual does not have sufficient mental faculties to make an informed judgment about particpating, a surrogate who is acting solely in the person's best interest may consent for them.

• Bullying: Bullying involves a person being abused through verbal harassment, physical assault or more subtle forms of psychological manipulation and coercion.

• Syphilis: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by spirochaete bacterium. The disease can lead to blindness and dementia, and if not treated, is often fatal. The disease may be asymtomatic.