Ethics In Psych Week 4 Discussion - Fiddes Fraud

Ethics In Psych Week 4 Discussion

DQ1

Topic: Fiddes Fraud

After reading the excerpts from the New York Times written by Eichenwald and Kolata, identify the violations to ethics in data collection, data management, and dissemination of results. Consider not only Dr. Fiddes, but all parties involved in this particular case. What steps could the drug companies have done to protect the consumer?

DQ2

Topic: Vignette

The following vignette describe events that can easily occur in academic research settings. First, identify the ethical violations committed in the vignettes. Then, identify a plan that could prevent such violations before research projects have even begun.

Dr. Gabriel has a very active research lab at her university. She regularly submits grants, and her graduate students publish papers frequently. The following situations develop in Dr. Gabriel's lab:

1. Dr. Gabriel is in the process of writing a large grant proposal and locates a literature review and summary of preliminary findings written and presented in a recent lab meeting by Seara, a graduate student working in her lab. Dr. Gabriel cuts and pastes the text of this document into the grant.

2. Identify the ethical violations committed in the vignette.

3. Identify a plan that could prevent such violations before research projects have even begun.

DQ3

Topic: Henrietta Lacks

1. After reviewing the extensive material on Henrietta Lacks, discuss your concerns if you were one of her children.

2. How can research institutions protect and/or educate for the implications of her contribution to science?

3. What is her legacy?