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Research Ethics. Who makes sure researchers behave ethically? Main points of APA Ethics Code for research Weighing the value of research vs. the cost to participants. Who makes sure researchers behave ethically?. APA code of ethics Federal law Belmont Report (1979) Autonomy Beneficience
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Research Ethics • Who makes sure researchers behave ethically? • Main points of APA Ethics Code for research • Weighing the value of research vs. the cost to participants
Who makes sure researchers behave ethically? • APA code of ethics • Federal law • Belmont Report (1979) • Autonomy • Beneficience • Justice • 45 CFR 46 • Institutional Review Board
Main points of APA Ethics Code for research • Informed Consent • Deception • Protection from harm • Freedom from coercion • Privacy • Debriefing • Humane treatment of animals
Weighing the value of research vs. the cost to participants • Deception: when is it justified? • Psychological distress • Scientific merit • Animal subjects - are the costs justified?
Additional Sources of Information • DePaul Institutional Review Board: http://condor.depaul.edu/~irb • DePaul Department of Psychology Local Review Board: http://condor.depaul.edu/~dallbrit/lrb • On-line training in the protection of human subjects, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH): http://cme.nci.nih.gov