Ethical Issues in Behavioral Research (eBook)

Allan J. Kimmel is Professor of Marketing at ESCP-EAP, European School of Management (Paris, France). His publications include Rumor and Rumor Control: A Manager's Guide to Understanding and Combatting Rumors (2004) and Marketing Communication: New Approaches, Technologies, and Styles (edited, 2005).

List of Boxes.

List of Figures.

List of Tables.

Foreword.

Preface to the Second Edition.

Preface to the First Edition.

Acknowledgments.

1. Introduction to Research Ethics.

2. Ethical Principles in Behavioral Research: Professional and
Governmental Guidelines.

3. Ethical Issues in the Conduct of Laboratory Research.

4. Methodological Issues in the Use of Deception.

5. Ethical Issues in the Conduct of Field Research.

6. Applied Research I: Therapeutic and Organizational
Research.

7. Applied Research II: Marketing and Survey Research.

8. Recruitment and Selection of Research Subjects.

9. Ethical Issues in Research with Animals.

10. Ethical Review and the Communication of Results.

Appendix 1. Annotated List of Web Links to Ethics Codes.

Appendix 2. Psychology Codes of Ethics: An International
Survey.

Appendix 3. Sample Research Application and Informed Consent
Forms.

References.

Subject Index.

Name Index

"The great strength of Ethical Issues is that is a truly
practical guide for researchers. It addresses the day-today
dilemmas that researchers struggle with when trying to balance
scientific rigour against ethical responsibilities.... If you think
ethical review is an annoyingly bureaucratic hurdle that hampers or
compromises your research efforts, I dare you to read it.
Ethical Issues might just change your mind!" (Psychology
Learning and Teaching, Autumn 2008)

"This book deserves to be read widely by researchers who
work with human participants or subjects. This book provides
valuable insights about the ethical standards of research. People
who work with ethics committees will find this a beneficial ...
.While his central focus is on behavioral research, the book
discusses ethical issues underpinning much non-medical research and
thus covers an extensive range of issues ... . The reference
list provided is among the most comprehensive I have seen in this
field, and is fairly up-to-date, which in itself this is a very
valuable resource." (Metapsychology, November
2008)

â??With Enron, Abu Ghraib and waterboarding at Guantanamo Bay
in daily newscasts, Kimmelâ??s Ethical Issues in Behavioral
Research could not have come at a more propitious time. This
page-turning second edition expands and deepens its predecessor
â?? most importantly, in its expanded coverage of ethical
concerns in cross-cultural and international
research.â??

â??Howard Wainer, The Wharton School of The University
of Pennsylvania



â??Faced with a daunting array of human subjects
regulations and the expanding role of review boards, new
investigators will find Kimmelâ??s book an invaluable guide.
Interspersed with a broad range of case studies, this book is both
instructive and highly informative â?? a thoroughly
captivating introduction to the ethics of research with human
subjects.â??

â??Ralph L. Rosnow, Temple University