Ethics of psychological research: New policies; continuing issues; new concerns

Canadian Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-37

  Adair, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CANADA; ETHICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA; NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL (CANADA); POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGY; RECUMBENCY; RESEARCH ETHICS; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL (CANADA); TRI-COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT ON ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMANS; UNIVERSITY;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA; NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL (CANADA); SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL (CANADA); TRI-COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT ON ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMANS;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CANADA; CODES OF ETHICS; DECEPTION; DISCLOSURE; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; ETHICS, RESEARCH; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUIDELINES; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0035527450     PISSN: 07085591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0086877     Document Type: Article

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