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

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

3. Those that were unethical
Harry Harlow (separated 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

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

5. Confidentiality 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

6. Informed Consent
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.
If under 18 must receive PARENTAL CONSENT

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