How do you think LaCour was able to publish falsified data in such a prestigious journal as Science? LaCour’s timing with his “findings” could not have been more perfect. I think that his false claims brought hopes back into people’s hearts and minds that everyone isn’t always “stuck in... [Read More]

2. If you were in Broockman’s and Kalla’s shoes, would you have handled the situation differently and if so, how and why? What issues does this case raise for people who report misconduct (whistleblowers)? Looking at the case study of how Brookman and Kalla handled the situation, I think... [Read More]

Question 9. This case raises issues about collaborating with others in a sense that a mentor is at a disadvantage to a mentee if the relationship is long distance. Although this case was mainly the fault of Michael LaCour, blame is to be placed on the mentor as well due... [Read More]

What are some of the consequences of LaCour’s behavior? For Broockman and Kalla? For Green? For other researchers in this field? For UCLA? For activists? LaCour’s behavior affected people all around the nation including himself. First off, he lost his credibility as a scientist as well as a... [Read More]

3. What are the human subjects issues raised by this case? Were human subjects harmed and if so, how? This case was wrongly conducted and reported. Initially the researcher claimed that he gave participants $100 for their input. Later, LaCour confessed to entering participants in a raffle for Apple... [Read More]

How do you think LaCour was able to publish falsified data in such a prestigious journal as Science? As the case study reported, LaCour lied about his funding in order to make his study seem more credible. The people who peer reviewed his study might have thought that... [Read More]

Background: The retracted Science paper When contact changes minds and the surrounding problems are discussed in detail in form of a case study on Responsible Conduct of Research by the Research Office of the University of New Hampshire. Read through the case study (and maybe try to... [Read More]

What are some of the mentoring issues raised by this case? While reading this case study Donald Green was the mentor for Michael LaCour for his so called experiment. Green said to RetractionWatch that when Michael presented his first survey results to him he said he was so... [Read More]

This week’s assignment is to read the article provided and answer two of the questions at the end of the article. The first question is: What are the authorship issues in this case? Dr. Donald Green and Michael LaCour failed to follow the ethical standards outlined for authors... [Read More]