LibGuides: PSY-3401 v1: Week 6 Resources

Week 6 Resources

The Responsible Conduct of Psychological Research: An Overview of Ethical Principles, APA Ethics Code Standards, and Federal Regulations
Fisher, C. B., & Vacanti-Shova, K. (2012). The responsible conduct of psychological research: An overview of ethical principles, APA Ethics Code standards, and federal regulations. In S. J. Knapp, M. C. Gottlieb, M. M. Handelsman, & L. D. VandeCreek (Eds.), APA handbook of ethics in psychology, Vol 2: Practice, teaching, and research. (pp. 335–369). American Psychological Association.
This chapter provides an overview of research ethics in psychology.
Part 1 – evolving concern: Protection for human subjects
HHS.gov. (2017, October 25). Part 1 – evolving concern: Protection for human subjects (19:07).
Review the video on this webpage—part of a series produced in 1986 by the National Library of Medicine. This segment describes the development of the current regulations and policies.
Part 2 – balancing society’s mandates: I.R.B. review criteria
HHS.gov. (2017, October 25). Part 2 – balancing society’s mandates: I.R.B. review criteria (34:17).
Review the video on this webpage—part of a series produced in 1986 by the National Library of Medicine. It shows the Institutional Review Board (IRB) in action.
Part 3 – The Belmont Report: Basic ethical principles and their application
HHS.gov. (2017, October 25). Part 3 – The Belmont Report: Basic ethical principles and their application (26:49).
Review the video on this webpage—part of a series produced in 1986 by the National Library of Medicine. This segment explains ethical principles that drive research involving human subjects.
The Belmont Report
HHS.gov. (1979, April 18). The Belmont Report.
Here you can read a copy of The Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research from The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research.

Institutional Review Board (IRB)
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Institutional Review Board Northcentral University. (n.d.). Institutional Review Board (IRB).

Here you can review the NU Library Guide to the NU IRB and all of its policies and procedures.

Frequently asked questions about institutional review boards
American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Frequently asked questions about institutional review boards
This is the American Psychological Associations Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page on IRB’s.

Methodological Issues and Strategies in Clinical Research by Alan E. Kazdin
ISBN: 1433820919
Publication Date: 2015-12-01
Emanuel, E., Abdoler, E., & Stunkel, L. (2016). Research ethics: How to treat people who participate in research. In Methodological issues and strategies in clinical research., 4th ed. (pp. 513–523). American Psychological Association.
A discussion of basic ethics of research participants is covered in this article.

Ethics in Psychological Research
Lary, B. (Producer). (2013). Ethics in psychological research [Video]. Promedion; Alexander Street.
This video provides an overview of ethics in research.
Quiet Rage: The Stanford Prison Experiment
Philip G. Zimbardo and Stanford University (2004). Quiet rage: The Stanford Prison experiment [Video]. Alexander Street.
This video reviews the ethical issues of the famous Zimbardo prison experiment.
The Ethical Alternative to the Stanford Prison Experiment
Julie Soller, & Berkeley Group Therapy Education Foundation (Producers), & Roller, B. (Director). (2014). The ethical alternative to the Stanford prison experiment [Video/DVD] Berkeley Group Therapy Education Foundation.
In this video, Dr. Zimbardo provides an alternative group dynamics research project.