The Alex Saunders Case

Educational Resource
Author:Pimple, Kenneth
Abstract:

A case where a student who would like to get a master's degree ends up getting accepted into a Ph.D. psychology program and does not tell her advisor that she does not plan to get the full degree. The second part of the case deals with a problem with consent when observing a child as part of a research study.

Keywords:
Research Ethics, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Human Subjects Research, Vulnerable Populations, Mentors and Trainees, Informed Consent
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Language:
English
Publisher:
Online Ethics Center
Published Date:
1999
Related Links:
  • https://onlineethics.org/cases/ken-pimple-collection/alex-saunders-case
    • Notes:

    Case study

    Persistent Link:
    https://doi.org/10.18130/zgcb-rw63