Ethical Issues in Behavioral Research Basic and Applied Perspectives

by Kimmel, Allan J.

• ISBN13: 9781405134392
• ISBN10: 1405134399
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-12
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

With concerns rising over the ethical dimensions of behavioral research and the developments in ethical codification and the research review process, Ethical Issues in Behavioral Research looks at the research community's response to the ethical challenges that arise in the application of research approaches. Focuses on ethical and legal aspects of participant research on the internet Presents a practical framework for ethical decision making Discusses the revised ethical principles and code of conduct of the American Psychological Association A new chapter detailing ethical issues in marketing and opinion research, including a contrast of market and academic research and a summary of the author's research comparing ethical trends in psychology and marketing fields Offers in-depth coverage of recent ethical developments outside of the United States including an update of the survey of the international codes of ethics and recommendations for avoiding ethical pitfalls encountered in cross-national research Includes a list of useful internet links devoted to ethical issues in research Includes a Foreword by Herbert C. Kelman

Author Biography

Allan J. Kimmel is Professor of Marketing at ESCP-EAP, European School of Management (Paris, France). His publications include Rumor and Rumor Control: A Manager’s Guide to Understanding and Combatting Rumors (2004) and Marketing Communication: New Approaches, Technologies, and Styles (edited, 2005).

Table of Contents

List of Boxes

List of Figures

List of Tables

Foreword

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Acknowledgments

Introduction to Research Ethics

Ethical Principles in Behavioral Research: Professional and Governmental Guidelines

Ethical Issues in the Conduct of Laboratory Research

Methodological Issues in the Use of Deception

Ethical Issues in the Conduct of Field Research

Applied Research I: Therapeutic and Organizational Research

Applied Research II: Marketing and Survey Research

Recruitment and Selection of Research Subjects

Ethical Issues in Research with Animals

Ethical Review and the Communication of Results

Appendix

Annotated List of Web Links to Ethics Codes

Appendix

Psychology Codes of Ethics: An International Survey

Appendix

Sample Research Application and Informed Consent Forms

References

Subject Index

Name Index

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