For reasons that it is not necessary to go into in this forum, there has
been some discussion in our department about whether students participating
in a subject pool is ethical. Our subject pool requires that students
complete EITHER three one-hour experiments or read some material and turn in
a one-page summary of the material. One faculty member, who teaches a
course where this requirement would be in place, contends that having
subjects participate in research, even with the alternative, is not ethical.
The subject pool requirement has been reviewed and approved by our
University IRB and, I feel, meets all the requirements of the APA Code of
Ethics. Has anyone experienced a similar argument? What is your opinion?
What are some solutions?
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Jim Couch
School of Psychology
MSC 7401
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Phone: (540)568-3689 Fax:(540)568-3322
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web page: http://www.jmu.edu/psyc/couch.htm
