January 26

Ethics Of Research

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The Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse is a national project lead by staff at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It aims to create a free online repository of materials relating to ethics and the responsible conduct of research in science and engineering disciplines. Although originally intended for the sciences, many of the topics cover issues faced by social scientists and psychologists. They include plagiarism, conflict of interest, whistle blowing, and the conduct of research with animal or human subjects. Materials include book chapters, articles, theses, working papers and academic papers. Users may search or browse the database. Subject to copyright many items can be downloaded free of charge. http://www.ethicslibrary.org/

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September 29

Ethics In Suicide Research, A Video

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Ethics in suicide research
This video, hosted by the US-based Research Channel, considers the ethical issues surrounding the use of suicidal participants in clinical research, particularly where participants might be denied treatment as a result of their inclusion in a control condition. The video is taken from the Allen L. Edwards Psychology Lectures series. It features the speakers Steve Buck and Marsha Linehan. It is 57 minutes in length and may be streamed in Windows Media format or Apple Quicktime format. The video is also available as MP4 and the audio may be downloaded seperately in MP3 format. It should be useful for researchers, students and teachers. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/displayevent.aspx?rID=16248&fID=4139
July 23

Cheating And Belief In Free Will

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"The Value of Believing in Free Will: Encouraging a Belief in Determinism Increases Cheating," Kathleen D. Vohs and Jonathan W. Schooler, Psychological Science (2008).

http://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/assets/91974.pdf 

January 29

When We Overlook Other People’S Unethical Behavior

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See No Evil: When We Overlook Other People’s Unethical Behavior
Source: Harvard Business School Working Knowledge

It is common for people to be more critical of others’ ethical choices than of their own. This chapter explores those remarkable circumstances in which people see no evil in others’ unethical behavior. Specifically, we explore 1) the motivated tendency to overlook the unethical behavior of others when we recognize the unethical behavior would harm us, 2) the tendency to ignore unethical behavior unless it is clear, immediate, and direct, 3) the tendency to ignore unethical behavior when ethicality erodes slowly over time, and 4) the tendency to assess unethical behaviors only after the unethical behavior has resulted in a bad outcome, but not during the decision process.

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