According to the APA Ethics Code, what is a researcher's ethical obligation upon discovering significant errors in their already published data?

According to the APA Ethics Code, a psychologist who discovers a significant error in data that has already been published fulfills their ethical obligation by posting an informal correction on social media, rather than pursuing a formal correction, retraction, or erratum through the publishing outlet.

Match each researcher's scenario regarding the reporting of results with the appropriate ethical classification or action required by the APA Ethics Code.

After a study is published, a researcher discovers a potential data entry error. To uphold the APA Ethics Code's standards for scholarly integrity, arrange the following steps in the correct order to properly address the situation.

A lead researcher at KPU discovers that their published study on adolescent development contains two critical integrity issues: a calculation error that inflated the reported correlation from $r = -0.05$ to $r = -0.45$, and evidence that a co-author fabricated data in one of the sub-samples. Which of the following original plans represents the most ethically sound 'creation' of a corrective strategy according to the APA Ethics Code?

Match each term regarding the APA Ethics Code's standards for reporting research results with its correct ethical description according to the code.

A researcher discovers that a calculation error in their published study resulted in an incorrect effect size of $d = 0.85$ instead of the true value of $d = 0.40$. According to the APA Ethics Code, the decision to evaluate this as a 'significant error' and issue a formal correction demonstrates the researcher's commitment to _____.

The APA Ethics Code maintains scholarly integrity by explicitly prohibiting the _____ of data, a practice where researchers invent research findings and report them as if they were based on genuine observations.

A researcher discovers a typographical error in the label of a figure in their published paper. The typo does not alter the data points, statistical outcomes, or conclusions of the study. Under the scholarly integrity standards of the APA Ethics Code, the researcher is not ethically obligated to issue a formal correction, retraction, or erratum for this specific error.

A psychologist has discovered a discrepancy in their recently published research paper. Arrange the following steps in the correct chronological order to show how the researcher should evaluate and address the issue to uphold scholarly integrity according to the APA Ethics Code.