Which of the following studies is linked most directly to the establishment of the National Research Act in 1974 and ultimately to the Belmont Report and Federal regulations for human subject protection?
A. The Public Health Service Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male.
B. Stanford Prison Experiment (Zimbardo).
C. The Harvard T3 study.
D. Tearoom Trade Study (Humphreys)
The correct answer is:
A. The Public Health Service Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male.
This study is most directly linked to the establishment of the National Research Act in 1974, which led to the creation of the Belmont Report and the development of federal regulations to protect human subjects in research. The ethical violations in the Tuskegee Study highlighted the need for stronger protections for research participants.