Question 1

Ethical obligations to one's colleagues in the scientific community:

Accepted Answer

A) require that technical shortcomings and failures of the study be revealed. 
B) encourage researchers to ignore negative findings. 
C) encourage researchers to describe their findings as the product of a carefully preplanned analytical strategy. 
D) require researchers to report only the positive discoveries. 
E) encourages researchers to not report limitations. 
A) require that technical shortcomings and failures of the study be revealed. 
B) encourage researchers to ignore negative findings. 
C) encourage researchers to describe their findings as the product of a carefully preplanned analytical strategy. 
D) require researchers to report only the positive discoveries. 
E) encourages researchers to not report limitations. A

Question 2

Which of the following does NOT harm subjects?

Accepted Answer

A) Having them face aspects of themselves that they do not normally consider 
B) Asking them to reveal their unpopular attitudes 
C) Asking them to identify their deviant behavior 
D) Allowing them to identify themselves easily in the final report 
E) Asking them to provide demographic information 
A) Having them face aspects of themselves that they do not normally consider 
B) Asking them to reveal their unpopular attitudes 
C) Asking them to identify their deviant behavior 
D) Allowing them to identify themselves easily in the final report 
E) Asking them to provide demographic information E

Question 3

Theo is excited because he received a grant from the National Institute of Health to conduct his study.As an undergraduate student he is exempt from bringing his research before his school's IRB.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Choose a hypothetical research of your own interest.Rather than focusing upon the ethical concerns before and during the research project,think of what could come after the research has been completed.Why would this be a potential issue? What would you do to avoid these problems?

Accepted Answer

Responses should focus on topics such as

Question 5

Choose an ethical issue presented in this chapter,create a research situation where this issue could arise,and tell how you would handle it.

Accepted Answer

Responses

Question 6

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding university IRBs?

Accepted Answer

A) IRBs must review all research. 
B) IRBs seek to ensure that the risks faced by subjects are minimal. 
C) IRBs may refuse to approve a study. 
D) IRBs may require a researcher to revise the study design. 
E) IRBs must review all research seeking federal research funds. 
A) IRBs must review all research. 
B) IRBs seek to ensure that the risks faced by subjects are minimal. 
C) IRBs may refuse to approve a study. 
D) IRBs may require a researcher to revise the study design. 
E) IRBs must review all research seeking federal research funds.

Question 7

Which of the following was NOT suggested by Kathleen McKinney as a way to ensure the right to privacy in doing research on sexuality?

Accepted Answer

A) Anonymous surveys 
B) Anonymous interviews 
C) Disguising the identity of the person or group being studied 
D) Reporting data at the group level 
E) Keeping interviews confidential. 
A) Anonymous surveys 
B) Anonymous interviews 
C) Disguising the identity of the person or group being studied 
D) Reporting data at the group level 
E) Keeping interviews confidential.

Question 8

Social scientists agree that objectivity is necessary for research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

IRBs work to ensure that the agency doing the research is protected against lawsuits by human subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

It is often as important to report that two variables are unrelated as to report that they are related.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Only names,birthdates,and social security numbers are considered identifiable data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When names are removed from questionnaires and are replaced with identification numbers so that only the researcher can later link a response to a particular name,the researcher should tell the respondent that the information is:

Accepted Answer

A) anonymous. 
B) confidential. 
C) anonymous and confidential. 
D) harmless. 
E) secure. 
A) anonymous. 
B) confidential. 
C) anonymous and confidential. 
D) harmless. 
E) secure.

Question 13

At the conclusion of his research project,Fred interviews his research subjects to discover whether they have problems because of their participation in the research project.Fred is engaged in the debriefing process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Only experimental research and face-to-face interviews are subject to ethical concerns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Professor Smith decides to track the dating behaviors of college students throughout their college careers.She decides to begin her research using her introductory class.After explaining the study,she assures students that their responses will be kept confidential.The students complete her survey during class.Her research most clearly impinges on:

Accepted Answer

A) deception. 
B) analysis and reporting of the data. 
C) voluntary participation. 
D) the value placed on anonymity. 
E) value-free reports of the data. 
A) deception. 
B) analysis and reporting of the data. 
C) voluntary participation. 
D) the value placed on anonymity. 
E) value-free reports of the data.

Question 16

Political issues tend to focus on substance and the use of research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

is a norm in which subjects base their voluntary participation in research projects on a full understanding of the possible risks involved.

Accepted Answer

A) Research participation 
B) The Hawthorne effect 
C) Generalizability 
D) The code of ethics 
E) Informed consent 
A) Research participation 
B) The Hawthorne effect 
C) Generalizability 
D) The code of ethics 
E) Informed consent

Question 18

The process of debriefing,in the context of research,serves to:

Accepted Answer

A) inform subjects of any potential risks before their participation. 
B) check periodically with subjects to determine their emotional state. 
C) remove identifying information from collected data. 
D) interview subjects and discuss deception after their participation. 
E) intentionally mislead subjects during a research project. 
A) inform subjects of any potential risks before their participation. 
B) check periodically with subjects to determine their emotional state. 
C) remove identifying information from collected data. 
D) interview subjects and discuss deception after their participation. 
E) intentionally mislead subjects during a research project.

Question 19

Which of the following techniques of data collection is MOST likely to make a guarantee of anonymity difficult?

Accepted Answer

A) Face-to-face interviews 
B) Mailed questionnaires 
C) Secondary data analysis 
D) Unobtrusive measures 
E) The data collection technique does not affect the guarantee of anonymity. 
A) Face-to-face interviews 
B) Mailed questionnaires 
C) Secondary data analysis 
D) Unobtrusive measures 
E) The data collection technique does not affect the guarantee of anonymity.

Question 20

Everyone agrees that Tom's research does NOT inflict physical harm on subjects.Tom is pleased by this conclusion because it means that he no longer has to be concerned with the issue of harm to subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Ethical obligations to one's colleagues in the scientific community:

Which of the following does NOT harm subjects?

Theo is excited because he received a grant from the National Institute of Health to conduct his study.As an undergraduate student he is exempt from bringing his research before his school's IRB.

Choose a hypothetical research of your own interest.Rather than focusing upon the ethical concerns before and during the research project,think of what could come after the research has been completed.Why would this be a potential issue? What would you do to avoid these problems?

Choose an ethical issue presented in this chapter,create a research situation where this issue could arise,and tell how you would handle it.

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding university IRBs?

Which of the following was NOT suggested by Kathleen McKinney as a way to ensure the right to privacy in doing research on sexuality?

Social scientists agree that objectivity is necessary for research.

IRBs work to ensure that the agency doing the research is protected against lawsuits by human subjects.

It is often as important to report that two variables are unrelated as to report that they are related.

Only names,birthdates,and social security numbers are considered identifiable data.

When names are removed from questionnaires and are replaced with identification numbers so that only the researcher can later link a response to a particular name,the researcher should tell the respondent that the information is:

At the conclusion of his research project,Fred interviews his research subjects to discover whether they have problems because of their participation in the research project.Fred is engaged in the debriefing process.

Only experimental research and face-to-face interviews are subject to ethical concerns.

Political issues tend to focus on substance and the use of research.

is a norm in which subjects base their voluntary participation in research projects on a full understanding of the possible risks involved.

The process of debriefing,in the context of research,serves to:

Which of the following techniques of data collection is MOST likely to make a guarantee of anonymity difficult?

Everyone agrees that Tom's research does NOT inflict physical harm on subjects.Tom is pleased by this conclusion because it means that he no longer has to be concerned with the issue of harm to subjects.

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms Theory and Research

Research Design

Conceptualization Operationalization and Measurement

Indexes Scales and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

Reading and Writing Social Research

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Exam 3: The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Ethical obligations to one's colleagues in the scientific community:

Which of the following does NOT harm subjects?

Theo is excited because he received a grant from the National Institute of Health to conduct his study.As an undergraduate student he is exempt from bringing his research before his school's IRB.

Choose a hypothetical research of your own interest.Rather than focusing upon the ethical concerns before and during the research project,think of what could come after the research has been completed.Why would this be a potential issue? What would you do to avoid these problems?

Choose an ethical issue presented in this chapter,create a research situation where this issue could arise,and tell how you would handle it.

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding university IRBs?

Which of the following was NOT suggested by Kathleen McKinney as a way to ensure the right to privacy in doing research on sexuality?

Social scientists agree that objectivity is necessary for research.

IRBs work to ensure that the agency doing the research is protected against lawsuits by human subjects.

It is often as important to report that two variables are unrelated as to report that they are related.

Only names,birthdates,and social security numbers are considered identifiable data.

When names are removed from questionnaires and are replaced with identification numbers so that only the researcher can later link a response to a particular name,the researcher should tell the respondent that the information is:

At the conclusion of his research project,Fred interviews his research subjects to discover whether they have problems because of their participation in the research project.Fred is engaged in the debriefing process.

Only experimental research and face-to-face interviews are subject to ethical concerns.

Political issues tend to focus on substance and the use of research.

is a norm in which subjects base their voluntary participation in research projects on a full understanding of the possible risks involved.

The process of debriefing,in the context of research,serves to:

Which of the following techniques of data collection is MOST likely to make a guarantee of anonymity difficult?

Everyone agrees that Tom's research does NOT inflict physical harm on subjects.Tom is pleased by this conclusion because it means that he no longer has to be concerned with the issue of harm to subjects.

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms Theory and Research

Research Design

Conceptualization Operationalization and Measurement

Indexes Scales and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters