DONE: Ethics

Question 1

Aguinis & Henle (2002)

Answer 1

Participant rights:
Informed consent * debrief
Right to privacy
Right to confidentiality

& protection from deception

Proper credit for work:
Power differentials between faculty and students are salient.

Replication of research helps prevent misconduct.

Question 2

McGinnis et al. (2008)

Answer 2

There were numerous issues raised on the survey of grad students, but a few were frequently
mentioned:

What makes one competent?
-More than 1 course or practicum in a particular content area.
Gain supervised experience as a graduate student.
-Ask others (e.g., advisors, professors) to help you determine your level
of competence

We also asked Dr. Lowman for his thoughts on ethical dilemmas that
graduate students in I-O may be encountering without realizing;

The
first concerns the transition in our field from doing work at the group or
organization level to the individual level, such as executive coaching. Many
I-O programs have not changed their curricula to match these newer areas

2ND, do we have an ethical obligation to
provide feedback to candidates who go through our selection system but
don’t get the job?

Relationships With Employers
-Seek to understand and be understood. “If you think about it, the only
ones with the ethical obligations to obey the Ethics Code are psychologists or
psychologists-in-training, not managers,” said Dr. Lowman. “It is therefore
incumbent upon psychologists to make clear what their ethical obligations
are and to ensure compliance with the Ethics Code.”

• Seek a second opinion. “In the early stages of your career, it is hard to
  remember all aspects of the psychologist’s Ethics Code,”

-Being polite but persistent with organizations.

Doing research on orgs:

Consider the data you are collecting and how it will be used. Do not ask questions about sensitive information in employee attitude surveys if the
data are not really necessary.

Ensure that the data will not be used for unintended purposes. According to Dr. Lowman, “The misuse of data collected
for one purpose and applied later for another is an area where there’s ample
opportunity for ethical challenges.” You should also consider who will own
and have access to the data.

Be proactive; anticipate the consequences. “It is incumbent upon you
to think about ethical issues in research in advance of conducting your studies.

Create your own advisory committee. If the organization does not have
an HSRB of its own, consider forming an advisory committee to help review
your research proposals to ensure they are not putting individuals or the company at risk.