PSYC 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Duplicate Publication, Collective Identity, Natural Sciences And Engineering Research Council
10 Oct 2015
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Psychology = profession: we receive remuneration to engage in particular activities be it research, counselling, or consulting. # of research areas run the gamut from natural sciences (e. g. , neuroscience, psychophysics) to the social sciences (e. g. , social, personality: for this reason we likely have the broadest set of considerations for the conduct of our profession. Common thread in the sciences: we share similar norms in terms of how our profession conducts itself. Professional integrity: general standard covered by legal statutes, superordinate: honesty, transparency, etc. Scientific integrity: some issues covered in institutional policies on research & coi as well as by statements from scientific societies, basic: science practices such as authorship, publication peer review, etc. Research integrity: issues generally transmitted through mentor/supervisors, subordinate: research activities such as experimental design, statistical analysis, etc. Mertonian (1942; 1951) norms most frequently cited reality: disinterestedness, o rganized scepticism: scientists must not take research at face value & must be.
