INTEGRATING RESEARCH ETHICS INTO THE INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY COURSE CURRICULUM

Faculty at 2 universities integrated 6 case studies on research ethics into their introductory Psychology curricula. Students who received t he ethics modules were better able to identify ethical issues and cons ider moral ambiguities than students who received standard instruction . Students and faculty favorably evaluated the curriculum, and student s indicated that ethics instruction increased their interest in resear ch Psychology and scientific ethics.