The Association of Psychological Science (APS) Has Implemented New Data

Essay

The Association of Psychological Science (APS) has implemented new data disclosure rules for all manuscript submissions, including: (a) that all excluded observations and the reasons for exclusion be reported; (b) that all independent variables or manipulations, as well as dependent variables used in the study, be reported; and (c) that information on how the final sample size was obtained be reported. Explain the ethical justifications for these guidelines, and how these guidelines have broader implications for how scientists conduct research.