What Is An Ethical Violation When Conducting Research And Writing?
Analysis of Ethical Dilemma
Anca Borcan, Marcia DePaolo, Bonnie Dolan, Dawn Menard, Angela Valentine
Psych 610
September 1, 2014
Krista Bridgmon
Analysis of Ethical Dilemma What is an ethical violation when conducting research and writing? First we need to look at what ethics means, then determine if any violations have been committed. Ethics is defined as "an area of study that deals with ideas about what is good and bad behavior: a branch of philosophy dealing with what is morally right or wrong" (“Ethics," 2014). The following essay will look at whether a well- known researcher committed an ethical violation when composing an article that was written based on research that he and two graduate students performed. Description of Ethical Considerations …show more content…
10). In addition, Standard 8.12 (a) states, "Psychologists take responsibility and credit, including authorship credit, only for work they have actually performed or to which they have substantially contributed" (p. 11).
If the research assistants completed all of the data collection, and made significant contributions to the final article, it is appropriate that they receive credit for their efforts. Where this does not happen, and the article is published listing only the researcher as the primary author, an ethical violation in the form of plagiarism, can be
Anca Borcan, Marcia DePaolo, Bonnie Dolan, Dawn Menard, Angela Valentine
Psych 610
September 1, 2014
Krista Bridgmon
Analysis of Ethical Dilemma What is an ethical violation when conducting research and writing? First we need to look at what ethics means, then determine if any violations have been committed. Ethics is defined as "an area of study that deals with ideas about what is good and bad behavior: a branch of philosophy dealing with what is morally right or wrong" (“Ethics," 2014). The following essay will look at whether a well- known researcher committed an ethical violation when composing an article that was written based on research that he and two graduate students performed. Description of Ethical Considerations …show more content…
10). In addition, Standard 8.12 (a) states, "Psychologists take responsibility and credit, including authorship credit, only for work they have actually performed or to which they have substantially contributed" (p. 11).
If the research assistants completed all of the data collection, and made significant contributions to the final article, it is appropriate that they receive credit for their efforts. Where this does not happen, and the article is published listing only the researcher as the primary author, an ethical violation in the form of plagiarism, can be