Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Keywords
research misconduct, rational choice, moral decision making, academic ethics
Journal/Book/Conference Title Title
Ethics & Behavior
Volume
24
Issue
3
First Page
174
Last Page
194
Abstract
University psychology and sociology researchers rated the likelihood they would engage in misconduct as described in 9 research scenarios, while also making moral judgments and rating the likelihood of discovery and sanctions. Multiple regression revealed significant effects across various scenarios for moral judgment as well as shame and embarrassment on reducing misconduct. The effects on misconduct of the perceived probability of sanctions were conditioned on moral judgments in some scenarios. The results have implications for how universities address the prevention, detection, and sanctioning of research misconduct.
Department
Department of Social Work
Department
Center for Academic Ethics
Original Publication Date
2014
DOI of published version
10.1080/10508422.2013.830573
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
Copyright
©2014 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Accepted Manuscript posted to
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Gordon, Anita M., "Rational Choice and Moral Decision-Making in Research" (2014). Faculty Publications. 2.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/swk_facpub/2
Comments
This is a manuscript of an article published as Anita M. Gordon (2014) Rational Choice and Moral Decision Making in Research, Ethics & Behavior, 24:3, 175-194, DOI: 10.1080/10508422.2013.830573. Posted with permission.