1. © 2001 Dr. Laura Snodgrass, Ph.D.1 Ethics Cheating science –blatant –moderate –Accepted Human Subjects –informed consent –Debriefing Responsibility for scientific findings

2. © 2001 Dr. Laura Snodgrass, Ph.D.2 Cheating science Blatant cheating –fake data (publish or perish) –fake credentials Moderate cheating –confounds and demand characteristics –human judgement errors in data collection –incorrect statistical analysis –reporting results distorting graphs (data transforms) piecemeal reporting

3. © 2001 Dr. Laura Snodgrass, Ph.D.3 Cheating science Accepted cheating –for efficiency in writing up articles leave some things out (21 experiments, 7 in thesis, 4 in paper) reorganize - report experiments in logical order even if they did not take place in that order reformulate theory - fit your experiment into the body of knowledge

4. © 2001 Dr. Laura Snodgrass, Ph.D.4 Human Participants APA Guidelines –informed consent –IRB (internal review board) –debriefing –protected groups Consequences of adopting the APA code –participants report enjoying deception –less intense manipulations –motivational manipulations

5. © 2001 Dr. Laura Snodgrass, Ph.D.5 Scientific Responsibility Who is responsible if we invent the atomic bomb? To what extent does the scientist have responsibility for the use or misuse of their findings? Is there research “too dangerous” to pursue?