ETHICAL ISSUES IN

RESEARCH

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Ethics Code
• Ethics Code provides a common set of principles and standards upon
which psychologists build their professional and scientific work.

• It is intended to provide specific standards to cover most situations

encountered by psychologists. It has as its goals the welfare and
protection of the individuals and groups with whom psychologists
work and the education of members, students, and the public
regarding ethical standards of the discipline.

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 General Principles

General Principles are meant to guide and inspire psychologists toward the highest ethical
ideals of the profession.

There are FIVE general principles

• Beneficence and Non-maleficence : Psychologists strive to benefit those with whom they
work and take care to do no harm.
• Fidelity and Responsibility: Psychologists establish relationships of trust with those they
work. 
• Integrity: Psychologists seek to promote accuracy, honesty, and truthfulness in the science,
teaching, and practice of psychology. 
• Justice: Psychologists recognize that fairness and justice entitle all persons to access to and
benefit from the contributions of psychology and to equal quality in the processes,
procedures, and services being conducted by psychologists.
• Respect for Peoples Rights and Dignity: Psychologists respect the dignity and worth of all
people, and the rights of individuals to privacy, confidentiality, and self-determination.
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The 10 Ethical Standards (APA)
• Standard 1: Resolving Ethical Issues
• Standard 2: Competence
• Standard 3: Human Relations
• Standard 4: Privacy and Confidentiality
• Standard 5: Advertising and Other Public Statements
• Standard 6: Record Keeping and Fees
• Standard 7: Education and Training
• Standard 8: Research and Publication
• Standard 9: Assessment
• Standard 10: Therapy
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Research and Publication
• Institutional Approval
• Informed Consent to Research
• Offering Inducements for Research Participation
• Deception in Research
• Debriefing
• Humane Care and Use of Animals in Research
• Reporting Research Results
• Plagiarism
• Publication Credit
• Duplicate Publication of Data
• Sharing Research Data for Verification
• Reviewers
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