The Tuskegee Syphilis Study is often cited as an example of:
A) unethical research on animals.
B) unethical research on human beings.
C) why it is sometimes necessary to deceive participants.
D) why IRBs sometimes cause more harm than good.
Answer: B
Rationale: In 1932, the United States Public Health Service began a decades-long study of the long-term effects of syphilis, in which vulnerable participants were lied to about having syphilis and left untreated. Scientists now recognize that this was an unethical study.
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