The codification of research ethics

Views of a Doubting Thomas

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8716895
AutoresKenneth J Gergen (0000-0002-2388-879X, autor de correspondencia)
Año1973
Volumen28
Número10
Páginas907-912
Fecha de publicación1973-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0003-066X • E-ISSN: 1935-990X
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/h0035600
PMID11643551
OpenAlexW2006337660
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas16
Referencias citadas1

Critically examines the current code of ethical standards for research in psychology. It is argued that the effects of research procedures which violate the code have not been empirically tested, and that to establish the code without empirical justification is a dubious procedure. The codification further forecloses on vital questions of ethical pluralism; complex issues are veiled by pat principles. In place of ethical codes, a set of empirically-based advisory statements is needed concerning the likely consequences, both for Ss and the profession, of various research strategies. The codification of ethics also establishes research parameters from the standpoint of the S population, and thus obscures interpretation of experimental results. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)

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