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InstructionMultiple Choice

Ethical Research

Question 6 • Psychology A

In the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, doctors __________ syphilis suffers.

Answer
A
gave treatment to
B
withheld treatment from
C
ignored
D
infected

Explanation

In the Tuskegee syphilis study, researchers observed Black men with syphilis without providing effective treatment, even after penicillin became the accepted treatment. So the phrase is “withheld treatment from syphilis sufferers,” which is choice B.

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