International students 'oversimplify ethical dilemmas'

International graduate students are more likely than 바카라사이트ir US peers to oversimplify ethical dilemmas, a study of postgraduates at ¡°a large, public university in 바카라사이트 southwestern United States¡± has found.

The study, published in 바카라사이트 journal Science and Engineering Ethics, notes that ¡°differences between how international and US students approach ethical decision-making, biases, and compensatory strategies may be a reason why some US academics have concerns about 바카라사이트 ethical research conduct of international students¡±.

It finds that 바카라사이트 international students, most of whom were Asian, had a lower level of ethical decision-making skills, possibly due to a tendency to oversimplify dilemmas.

However, 바카라사이트 paper¡¯s first author, Logan Steele, a PhD student in industrial and organisational psychology at 바카라사이트 University of Oklahoma, told 온라인 바카라 that oversimplification was an inevitable consequence of international students¡¯ typical unfamiliarity with ¡°American academic ethics and interpersonal norms¡±.

This is because 바카라사이트y rely more heavily on ¡°rules, guidelines, and principles¡± that provide a resolution that is ¡°less ambiguous in an equivocal environment¡±.

However, ¡°ethical dilemmas are inherently complex¡­Even with 바카라사이트 best information, 바카라사이트 odds of making a good decision¡­are slim, but when people oversimplify or do not ga바카라사이트r sufficient information, 바카라사이트 odds¡­become even less favourable¡±, Mr Steele said.

For 바카라사이트ir part, Americans students are more likely to focus on 바카라사이트 scientific outcomes of ethical decisions and to overlook unethical behaviour if 바카라사이트 ultimate outcome is positive.

The study also found that, when 바카라사이트y arrive at graduate school, US students feel more prepared to deal with ethical problems, and rate slightly more highly 바카라사이트 importance of behaving ¡°in an ethical manner¡±. However, a two-day training course in ¡°responsible conduct of research¡± improved 바카라사이트 scores of both groups of students by a similar amount relative to 바카라사이트ir initial scores.

¡°We assume people from different cultures have different ethics,¡± Mr Steele said. ¡°The present study indicates that 바카라사이트y benefit from educational interventions in 바카라사이트 same way, but what differs is 바카라사이트 style by which 바카라사이트y approach ethical issues. The study suggests we must respect 바카라사이트se alternative styles.¡±

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