ETHICS & SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH QUESTIONABLE PRACTICES

Questionable Practices INVOLVING PEOPLE IN RESEARCH WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT INVOLVING PEOPLE IN RESEARCH WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT COERCING PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE COERCING PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE WITHHOLDING FROM THE PARTICIPANT THE TRUE NATURE OF THE RESEARCH WITHHOLDING FROM THE PARTICIPANT THE TRUE NATURE OF THE RESEARCH DECEIVING THE RESEARCH PARTICIPANT DECEIVING THE RESEARCH PARTICIPANT LEADING THE RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS TO COMMIT ACTS WHICH DIMINISH THEIR SELF- RESPECT LEADING THE RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS TO COMMIT ACTS WHICH DIMINISH THEIR SELF- RESPECT VIOLATING THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION: RESEARCH ON BEHAVIOR CONTROL AND CHARACTER CHANGE VIOLATING THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION: RESEARCH ON BEHAVIOR CONTROL AND CHARACTER CHANGE

Questionable Practices (cont) EXPOSING THE RESEARCH PARTICIPANT TO PHYSICAL OR MENTAL STRESS EXPOSING THE RESEARCH PARTICIPANT TO PHYSICAL OR MENTAL STRESS INVADING THE PRIVACY OF THE RESEARCH PARTICIPANT INVADING THE PRIVACY OF THE RESEARCH PARTICIPANT WITHHOLDING BENEFITS FROM PARTICIPANTS IN CONTROL GROUPS WITHHOLDING BENEFITS FROM PARTICIPANTS IN CONTROL GROUPS FAILING TO TREAT RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS FAIRLY AND TO SHOW THEM CONSIDERATION AND RESPECT FAILING TO TREAT RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS FAIRLY AND TO SHOW THEM CONSIDERATION AND RESPECT

ETHICAL GUIDELINES HONESTY & OPENNESS HONESTY & OPENNESS

RESEARCH ON PEOPLE RESEARCH SHOULD CAUSE NO HARM TO PARTICIPANTS RESEARCH SHOULD CAUSE NO HARM TO PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH SHOULD BE VOLUNTARY - INFORMED CONSENT PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH SHOULD BE VOLUNTARY - INFORMED CONSENT RESEARCHERS SHOULD FULLY DISCLOSE THEIR IDENTITY RESEARCHERS SHOULD FULLY DISCLOSE THEIR IDENTITY ANONYMITY OR CONFIDENTIALITY MUST BE MAINTAINED ANONYMITY OR CONFIDENTIALITY MUST BE MAINTAINED THE BENEFITS SHOULD OUTWEIGH ANY FORESEEABLE RISKS THE BENEFITS SHOULD OUTWEIGH ANY FORESEEABLE RISKS

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