Exam 6: Research Ethics

Expedited IRB review is typically used for:

The determination as to whether a study falls into the exempt category is made by:

Although research misconduct is an important ethical issue, a researcher's most fundamental ethical concern should be:

Typically, children are capable of giving consent at what age?

Informed consent can be waived if:

Which of the following is often exempt from full IRB review?

Which of the following is true about the use of deception in research?

If a survey is conducted on an educational research topic and a student voluntarily gives unexpected information such as he or she is being subjected to physical or sexual abuse, then the researcher is ethically bound to address the issue in some form or fashion.

If you assessed the ethics of a research study by weighing the costs of the research relative to the benefits that would accrue, you would have used which ethical approach?

Plagiarism:

Informed consent forms do NOT need to contain information on:

It is standard practice to obtain informed consent from adults verbally only.

It is the researcher, not the IRB, who decides whether a research study falls into the exempt category and does not need full IRB board review.

A nurse who works in a clinic has been asked by the doctor who owns the clinic to participate in a study he is conducting. She agrees to participate but and later wishes to leave the study but feels uncomfortable asking to do so. This is an example of:

Plagiarizing yourself is not possible since you are aware of what you have written in the past and are obviously giving permission for the work to be used in its present context.

Joey's parents filled out a questionnaire on parental involvement at his school. There was no identifying information asked for on the form. This was done to protect Joey's parents':

State the guidelines that must be followed in conducting research with humans.

Describe when exempt, expedited, and full board reviews must be completed by the IRB.

Studies involving children can receive exempt IRB review if:

Although more than one organization might set ethical standards for educational research, the American Educational Research Association is considered by most to be the principal organization responsible for developing the standards by which most education researchers should operate.