Ethical Challenges in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Case Studies and Commentaries

This book encourages readers to engage in discussions of ethical dilemmas encountered by behavioral and brain scientists.

Robert J. Sternberg (Edited by), Susan T. Fiske (Edited by)

9781107671706, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 26 January 2015

245 pages, 1 b/w illus.
23 x 15.1 x 1.3 cm, 0.37 kg

'Sternberg and Fiske have brought together a remarkable collection of vignettes. Though written by psychologists, they largely raise issues relevant to all academic disciplines. Each vignette places an ethical issue in a concrete and personal context. Ultimately, they will raise our collective consciousness about how we can best promote fairness, truthfulness, responsibility, due credit, and personal growth in all our efforts.' Jay McClelland, Professor and Director of the Center for Mind, Brain and Computation, Stanford University, California

In recent years, a growing number of scientific careers have been brought down by scientists' failure to satisfactorily confront ethical challenges. Scientists need to learn early on what constitutes acceptable ethical behavior in their professions. Ethical Challenges in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences encourages readers to engage in discussions of the diverse ethical dilemmas encountered by behavioral and brain scientists - allowing scientists to reflect on ethical issues before potentially confronting them. Each chapter is authored by a prominent scientist, who describes a dilemma, how it was resolved, and what the scientist would do differently if confronted with the situation again. Featuring commentary throughout and a culmination of opinions and experiences shared by leaders in the field, the goal of this book is not to provide 'correct' answers to real-world ethical dilemmas. Instead, authors pose the dilemmas, discuss their experiences and viewpoints on them, and speculate on alternative reactions to the issues.

Part I. Academic Cheating
Part I Susan T. Fiske
Part II. Academic Excuses and Fairness
Part II. Academic Excuses and Fairness
Part II Susan T. Fiske
Part III. Authorship and Credit
Part III. Authorship and Credit
Part III Susan T. Fiske
Part IV. Confidentiality's Limits
Part IV. Confidentiality's Limits
Part IV Susan T. Fiske
Part V. Data Analysis, Reporting and Sharing
Part V. Data Analysis, Reporting and Sharing
Part V Susan T. Fiske
Part VI. Designing Research
Part VI. Designing Research
Part VI Susan T. Fiske
Part VII. Fabricating Data
Part VII. Fabricating Data
Part VII Susan T. Fiske
Part VIII. Human Subjects
Part VIII. Human Subjects
Part VIII
Part IX. Personnel Decisions
Part IX. Personnel Decisions
Part IX Susan T. Fiske
Part X. Reviewing and Editing.

Subject Areas: Neurosciences [PSAN], Experimental psychology [JML], Psychology [JM]