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Ethical Psychology

Ethical Psychology. How to conduct research in an ethical manner. Standards for proper and responsible behavior Promote dignity, foster human well-being, and maintain scientific integrity. What are Ethics?. Harry Harlow (separating baby monkeys from mothers to research attachment)

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Ethical Psychology

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  1. Ethical Psychology How to conduct research in an ethical manner

  2. Standards for proper and responsible behavior • Promote dignity, foster human well-being, and maintain scientific integrity What are Ethics?

  3. Harry Harlow (separating baby monkeys from mothers to research attachment) • Phil Zimbardo(Students role playing prisoner guards to measure the impact of authority roles) • Stanley Milgram(“painful shocks” to another person to measure obedience) • All were highly publicized in the 1960s and 1970s and ethical guidelines were strengthened Those that were unethical

  4. No Unnecessary Deception • No pain to humans or animals • Protect confidentiality APA Guidelines

  5. Keep personal information private • Do NOT share information that could be harmful to the individual(s) • Keep data objective • Store data in a secure location • Don’t skew your data to support your hypothesis • It’s alright for your hypothesis to be null Confidentiality

  6. Some research may cause stress or discomfort if so, you must receive informed consent. • Explain study and allow participants to have a choice to participate or not. • 18 and under must receive PARENTAL CONSENT Informed Consent

  7. The nature of the experiment (what was being studied) • The results and conclusions must be shared with all participants Debriefed

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