On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, Jim Couch wrote:
>
> snip... One faculty member ...snip... contends that having
> subjects participate in research, even with the alternative, is not ethical.
Does this faculty member have any specific reason for this belief?
Our research requirement is intended to give students in General Psych a
direct experience with research in psychology. They can fulfill this
requirement by participating in studies and writing a summary/reaction to
what they did, by reading short research articles and writing a brief
summary/reaction, or by attending a colloquium and writing a brief
summary/reaction. each of the three options takes about the same amount of
time to complete.
We use procedures similar to those outlined by Chuck Huff in his post to
protect participants and monitor the studies.
It is important not to lose sight of the fact that, although "subject
pools" do benefit research, they also benefit students in General Psych.
Vinny
Vincent Prohaska
Department of Psychology
Lehman College, CUNY
Bronx, NY 10468-1589
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