Cb. Fisher et Tl. Kuther, INTEGRATING RESEARCH ETHICS INTO THE INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY COURSE CURRICULUM, Teaching of psychology, 24(3), 1997, pp. 172-175
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.