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Merry Bullock1, Sangeeta Panicker
1American Psychological Association, 750 First St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002-4242, USA. mbullock@apa.org
Abstract:
Ethics codes of a number of scientific societies across different disciplines promulgate ethical standards for responsible conduct in research and other professional activities. The content of these codes of ethics are compared on key dimensions of research, service or practice, and teaching in terms of the range and specificity of the activities these codes cover, and in the degree to which they are educational, aspirational or regulatory in purpose. The role of professional associations in educating, regulating, monitoring, and sanctioning their membership is also discussed.
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