LibGuides: Research Methods in Psychology: Chapter III. Research Ethics

Lecture Slides

Ch. 3 Research Ethics PowerPoint
Lecture Based on Ch. 3 of the textbook

Prep Sheets

Research Ethics
Prep Sheet Based on Ch. 3 of the textbook

Labs

Research Ethics
Ethics: Bad Blood

This lab is based on an article by Deborah Balogh, Teaching Ethics Across the Psychology Curriculum, in which students use Ethical Standard 8 of the APA ethics code to evaluate the ethics of different scenarios.

Research Ethics

Bad Blood Case Study
This lab is based on "Bad Blood: A Case Study of the Tuskegee Syphilis Project" by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo, State University of New York.

Lab Instructions
Student Worksheet

Additional Resources

APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
This link redirects students to a copy of the current APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct

The following video is part 1 of a documentary on unethical behavior in government research. The video specifically pertains to details on the Tuskegee Syphilis Trials.