Psychology

Authors: Pimple, Kenneth D.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Allan Mathers, a graduate student in developmental psychology, is asked by his mentor to observe a young child for a study on observing and documenting second language acquisiton among pre-school students. When both he and the pre-s...
Year: 2000
URL: http://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1342&context=esence

Authors: Meinz, Elizabeth J. ; Ginn, Sherry ; National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This case describes a study conducted by students in which a number of ethical issues arise, including the treatment of research participants and the supervision of student research assistants by faculty. By examining the way in whi...
Year: 2004
URL: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=250&id=250

Authors: Monteleone, Frank ; National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This case study is a fictional account of a romantic interlude in which a secret concerning the gender history of one of the characters is revealed. The case is intended to offer students a greater understanding of gendered culture ...
Year: 2007
URL: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=302&id=302

Authors: Williams, Cheylena ; Cobos, Paula ; Field, Patrick R. ; National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This progressive disclosure case study explores the medically-related issues of a female infant born with the congenital disorder Sirenomelia, more commonly known as "Mermaid Syndrome." The case starts with a high-risk mother partic...
Year: 2011
URL: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=613&id=613

Authors: Schillo, Keith K. ; National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This case explores the question of whether gender identity is determined strictly by genetics (nature) or social variables (nurture). It is based on a true story about a man who was raised as a girl and later rejected the female ge...
Year: 2011
URL: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=612&id=612

Authors: Schneider, Susan
Publication Type: Audiovisual
Abstract: A talk by Dr. Susan Schneider, assistant professor of philosophy and an affiliated faculty member with Penns Center for Cognitive Neuroscience that focuses on the philosophical implications of enhancing the human body and brain with...
Year: 2008
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7fN0xW8egc

Authors: Mumford, Michael D. ; Bagdasarov, Zhanna ; Thiel, Chase E. ; Connelly, Shane ; Harkrider, Lauren N. ; Devenport, Lynn D. ; Johnson, James F.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Ethics & Behavior
Abstract: Although case-based training is popular for ethics education, little is known about how specific case content influences training effectiveness. Therefore, the effects of (a) codes of ethical conduct and (b) forecasting content were...
Year: 2012
DOI: 10.1080/10508422.2012.661311

Authors: Sturm, Cynthia A. ; Connel, Mary ; Foote, William E. ; Drogin, Eric Y.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Professional Psychology: Research & Practice
Abstract: The American Psychological Association recently revised its "Record Keeping Guidelines" (APA, 2007) in order to help psychologists determine the most up-to-date and appropriate methods for developing, maintaining, protecting, disclo...
Year: 2010
DOI: 10.1037/a0019001

Authors: Keith-Spiegel, Patricia ; Koocher, Gerald P.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Researchers employ a method of passive consent in requesting permission from parents to survey their children regarding sensitive family issues. The authors present this case as an example of poor research practices....
Year: 1990
URL: http://www.emhr.net/index.php?mact=casestudies,cntnt01,default,0&cntnt01what=studie&cntnt01alias=Wrong-Assumptions&cntnt01returnid=64

Authors: Anderson, Emily E.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: In a study investigating exposure to violence and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children in Palestine, researchers consider how best to obtain informed consent from child participants and parents who are vulnerable due to...
Year: 1996
URL: http://www.emhr.net/index.php?mact=casestudies,cntnt01,default,0&cntnt01what=studie&cntnt01alias=Research-in-a-War-Zone&cntnt01returnid=64

Authors: Fisher, Celia B.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A researcher obtains informed consent from mentally retarded adults who maintain the legal right to consent to such decisions and permission from legal guardians when necessary (with assent from the participants). ...
Year: 2003
URL: http://www.emhr.net/index.php?mact=casestudies,cntnt01,default,0&cntnt01what=studie&cntnt01alias=Obtaining-Informed-Consent-to-Participate-in-Research-from-Ment&cntnt01returnid=64

Authors: Finn, Peter
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A researcher designs an experiment to test the effectiveness of disulfiram alone versus in combination with three other treatments (alcohol education, relapse prevention, or Alcoholics Anonymous). Subjects are volunteers who have so...
Year: 1995
URL: http://www.emhr.net/index.php?mact=casestudies,cntnt01,default,0&cntnt01what=studie&cntnt01alias=Disulfiram&cntnt01returnid=64

Authors: McMinn, Mark R.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Teaching of Psychology
Abstract: Focuses on the case-study simulation program designed to assist instructors in teaching ethics in psychology. Importance of ethics in graduate and undergraduate psychology education; Emphasis on wiser decisions for professionals; Di...
Year: 1988

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Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This scenario highlights potential dilemmas encountered by postdoctoral fellows in a research setting. What is the role of a dissertation committee and how should committees handle conflicts of interest between research and employme...
Year: 2000
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/control.aspx

Authors: National Institutes of Health (U. S. ). Office for Protection from Research Risks. ; University of Texas at Dallas. ; Sieber, Joan E.
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: Papers from the NIH workshop/conference held Apr. 18-19, 1983, conducted by the NIH Office for Protection from Research Risks in collaboration with the University of Texas at Dallas....
Year: 1984

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Authors: Pimple, Kenneth D.
Publication Type: Web Article
Abstract: Students are often shy about expressing their opinions about ethics, when the first walk into a responsible conduct of research course or workshop. This article discusses how breaking students into small groups can help break the ic...
Year: 2002
URL: http://poynter.indiana.edu/tre/kdp-groups.pdf

Authors: Zucchero, Renee A.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Academic Ethics
Abstract: This study evaluated the integration of ethics into an introductory psychology course. In the study, two general psychology sections were exposed to an infusion of professional ethics in the areas of teaching, research, and clinica...
Year: 2009
DOI: 10.1007/s10805-009-9070-7

Authors: Robert Ladenson ; Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: You are the editor of a scientific journal in the field of abnormal psychology. A paper recently submitted to your journal to be considered for publication reports the results of studies conducted at UCLA a decade ago involving schi...
Year: 1996
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Relapse.pdf

Authors: Boxall, Susanna Flavia ; Potthast, Adam ; Funke, Rhiannon D. ; Funke, Michael B. ; Association for Practical and Professional Ethics ; Myers, Gretchen A.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Recently, Psychiatrist Robert Spitzer renounced his 2003 study that supported gay conversion therapy. "I owe the gay community an apology," he wrote. Some still claim that gay conversion therapy works and is beneficial to those who ...
Year: 2012
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Gay%20Conversion%20Therapy.pdf

Authors: American Psychological Association Science Student Council
Publication Type: Web Article
Abstract: This guide seeks to explain some of the details of authorship in scientific publication and offers some advice to graduate students on how to determine who should be author on a paper and negotiate where in the authorship listing th...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.apa.org/science/leadership/students/authorship-paper.pdf

Authors: Davis, Michael
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: American Philosophical Association, Newsletter on Philosophy and Medicine Newsletter
Abstract: This article looks at when it is morally permissible to quarantine contagious individuals to protect public health, especially in the case of tuberculosis. Davis looks at the laws in place in New York City which allow the City's Dep...
Year: 1995

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Authors: Herreid, Clyde Freeman ; National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo ; Rubin, Lisa Marie
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This problem-based case focuses on the female menstrual cycle and early stages of pregnancy of an unwed teenager. Working in small groups, students identify the learning issues for each part of the story and research answers to thei...
Year: 2001
URL: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=303&id=303

Authors: Washburn, Jason J.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Ethics & Behavior
Abstract: Realizing a comprehensive approach to evidence-based practice in psychology requires the collaboration of academic researchers and practicing clinicians. Increased collaboration is likely to contribute to the growing trend of multi-...
Year: 2008
URL: http://www.ethicslibrary.org/resources/167/
DOI: 10.1080/10508420701712917

Authors: Thoma, Steve J. ; Maeda, Yukiko ; Bebeau, Muriel J.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Educational Psychology
Abstract: his study examines variation in moral judgment level as measured by the Defining Issues Test 2 (DIT-2; J. R. Rest & D. Narvaez, 1998), based on individual demographic information and educational contexts. Individual DIT-2 scores and...
Year: 2009
DOI: 10.1037/a0013381

Authors: Buchanan, Elizabeth A. ; Ess, Charles M.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society
Abstract: The Internet has been used as a place for and site of an array of research activities. From online ethnographies to public data sets and online surveys, researchers and research regulators have struggled with an array of ethical iss...
Year: 2009
DOI: 10.1145/1713066.1713069