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Students who are included as an author on a publication have the same responsibility to review, correct, and evaluate their data included in the paper as do other more senior authors.

If you suspect someone of falsifying data that will be used in a publication the best approach is to first…

During your first phone conversation with the Research Integrity Officer at your institution regarding research misconduct…

Research misconduct does NOT include selecting the best data from a set of data to include in a publication

Selective reporting of data is usually not considered to be unethical research behavior. Reporting of non-existent data is always an example of unethical research behavior.

When questioning whether something a person did is unethical it is best to be aware of any personal feelings you may have towards that person.

Determining whether a situation has a “moral dimension” that should be considered can be addressed by asking the question “Why is this setting off alarm bells?”

Which of the following is the most common explanation for failing to act in an ethical manner?

The following are steps of a common ethical decision-making model.  Please place them in the correct sequence. Moral Judgment Moral Action Moral Intention Moral Awareness

A person should not consider personal emotions like anger, fear, guilt and empathy when ascertaining whether something is wrong or unethical?