Do the authors indicate whether or not they obtained IRB approval? You might also check with the journal/editor you are reviewing for, as some require that authors include a statement that the study was conducted in accordance with APA ethical guidelines, etc. A conversation with the editor might also help, since she/he might take the lead and contact the authors in reference to this general concern.
Rob -----Original Message----- From: Steven Specht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 7/26/2006 2:33 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] RE: survey research ethics Hey Rob, Thanks for your input. What you describe would bother me a lot less. Unfortunately, "no", the process was not described in much detail. As it has been submitted, and given the vague description, I don't even know how to make a judgment (and that will be reflected in my review of course). Cheers, -S On Jul 26, 2006, at 2:22 PM, ROBERT [EMAIL PROTECTED]@MATHSCIENCE wrote: > > Does the article refer to the collection process at all? I have seen > similar situations, although not with minors, where the data packets > were placed into a box that contained all of the data packets, which > in turn was not opened until data collection was completed. > > Rob Flint > -------------------------------------- > Robert W. Flint, Jr., Ph.D. > Associate Professor of Psychology > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven Specht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wed 7/26/2006 1:52 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] survey research ethics > > Dear Colleagues, > I am reviewing a research article for publication and I have a question > for which I need a specific reference. I assume someone from this list > can help. > The researchers are asking high school students to complete a survey. > The students are individually taken out of a class by a "staff member" > and are asked to complete a survey. They are informed about their right > not to complete the survey. It is unclear whether the "staff member" > remains in the room during the survey completion or not. However, given > the fact that the students are "tested" individually means that if they > do not complete the survey, they can be identified. This procedure > strikes me as blatantly unethical. I wouldn't have as much of a problem > with it if the students were tested in groups so that non-compliant > students could not be specifically identified. > I am assuming this is covered in the APA Ethics document. I don't > happen to have one of those handy. Would someone direct me to a > specific resource or send me the specific paragraph that addresses this > particular procedure? > Thanks so much. > Cheers, > -S > > > ======================================================== > Steven M. Specht, Ph.D. > Associate Professor of Psychology > Utica College > Utica, NY 13502 > (315) 792-3171 > > "Mice may be called large or small, and so may elephants, and it is > quite understandable when someone says it was a large mouse that ran up > the trunk of a small elephant" (S. S. Stevens, 1958) > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription go to: > http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl? > enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english > > > <winmail.dat>--- > To make changes to your subscription go to: > http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl? > enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english > > ======================================================== Steven M. Specht, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Utica College Utica, NY 13502 (315) 792-3171 "Mice may be called large or small, and so may elephants, and it is quite understandable when someone says it was a large mouse that ran up the trunk of a small elephant" (S. S. Stevens, 1958) --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
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