Unit 10: Assignment #1

• To learn why it's important, in general, to understand research ethics, read Resnik's (2015) article, "What Is Ethics in Research & Why Is It Important?" https://online225.psych.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/225-Master/225-UnitPages/Unit-10/Resnik_NIH_2015.pdf
• To learn about research ethics specific to conducting research with human participants:
  • First, read McLeod's (2015) article, "Psychology Research Ethics." https://online225.psych.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/225-Master/225-UnitPages/Unit-10/McLeod_Ethics_2015.pdf
  • Second, watch Udacity's (2015) YouTube video, "Ethics in Research - Psychology." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlm3FBVzTEM
  • Third, read Psych Yogi's (2015) article, "Ethical Issues in Psychology." https://online225.psych.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/225-Master/225-UnitPages/Unit-10/Yogi_Ethics_2015.pdf
  • While reading these articles and watching the video, be sure to notice the principles and procedures that are specific to research with human participants.
• To learn about research ethics specific to conducting research with child participants:
  • Read the Society for Research in Child Development's (2007) article, "Ethical Standards in Research." https://online225.psych.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/225-Master/225-UnitPages/Unit-10/SRCD_Ethics_2007.pdf
  • While reading this article, be sure to notice the principles and procedures that are specific to research with child participants.
• To learn about research ethics specific to conducting research with non-human animals:
  • Read the American Psychological Association's (2012) pamphlet, "Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Nonhuman Animals in Research." https://online225.psych.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/225-Master/225-UnitPages/Unit-10/APA_AnimalGuidelines_2012.pdf
  • While reading this pamphlet, be sure to notice the principles and procedures that are specific to conducting research with non-human animals.
• Write aReasons-style five-paragraph essay arguing for the importance of research ethicsbecauseof
  • three reasons why ethics, in general, are important in research OR
  • three reasons why ethics specific to conducting research with human participants are important OR
  • three reasons why ethics specific to conducting research with child participants are important OR
  • three reasons why ethics specific to conducting research with non-human animals are important.
  • Make sure your five-paragraph essay contains all the necessary components of a five-paragraph essay (check yourself withthe checklist in the Peer-Review Guidelines). https://online225.psych.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/225-Master/225-UnitPages/Unit-03/PSY-225_Gernsbacher_PeerReviewGuidelines.pdf
• In addition, your Reasons essay must (and undoubtedly will need to) include at least one (and most likely more) in-text citation (placed in parentheses at the end of the sentence).
  • Remember thatevery sentence you write that does not contain solely your own words or solely your own ideas needs to have an in-text citation(i.e., your readers need to be able to identify the source of any words or any ideas that are not your own words or ideas even if you have summarized those words or ideas).
  • Remember thateven if you are paraphrasing an idea from the same article as you paraphrased (and cited) in a previous sentence, you still need an in-text citation at the end of every sentence you write that does not contain solely your own words or solely your own ideas.
  • Remember that any in-text citation you include within your essay needs to havea full APA-style citation at the end of your essay.
    • Because some of the assigned readings are from web pages, and the APA style for citing a webpage differs from the APA style for citing a journal or magazine article, the APA-style citation for the web pages is provided on each of the assigned readings that originate from web pages.

• Go to theUnit 10: Assignment #1 Discussion Board:

First, make a new post ofat least fifty words in which you explainwhich aspect of research ethics (e.g., general research ethics, research ethics for human participants, research ethics for child participants, or research ethics for non-human animal participants) you chose for your Reasons essay and why you chose that aspect.