Question 1

The Nuremburg Code arose from these inhumane and unethical research studies:

Accepted Answer

A)  The untreated syphilis studies on Tuskegee black males 
B)  The Nazi medical experiments on concentration camp prisoners 
C)  The testing of cosmetics on animals 
D)  All of the above 
A)  The untreated syphilis studies on Tuskegee black males 
B)  The Nazi medical experiments on concentration camp prisoners 
C)  The testing of cosmetics on animals 
D)  All of the above B

Question 2

Most university IRBs follow these National Institute of Health guidelines that include

Accepted Answer

A)  Respect, consideration, appreciation 
B)  Privacy, protection, reimbursement 
C)  Beneficence, respect, justice 
D)  Both b and c 
A)  Respect, consideration, appreciation 
B)  Privacy, protection, reimbursement 
C)  Beneficence, respect, justice 
D)  Both b and c C

Question 3

IRB boards are required to have members who

Accepted Answer

A)  Have varied backgrounds (i.e., gender, race/ethnicity, cultural heritage) 
B)  Have the same research expertise as the proposed study 
C)  Have the same campus affiliation 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Have varied backgrounds (i.e., gender, race/ethnicity, cultural heritage) 
B)  Have the same research expertise as the proposed study 
C)  Have the same campus affiliation 
D)  All of the above A

Question 4

Which element(s) below must be included on the informed consent document?

Accepted Answer

A)  Purpose of the study 
B)  Procedures to be used in the research 
C)  Risks and benefits to research participants 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Purpose of the study 
B)  Procedures to be used in the research 
C)  Risks and benefits to research participants 
D)  All of the above

Question 5

Which idea is part of the history of ethics and research in Communication Studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Translating values into social actions 
B)  Moral character, or ethos 
C)  Discerning a common good 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Translating values into social actions 
B)  Moral character, or ethos 
C)  Discerning a common good 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

The concern that researchers should treat people fairly and consider who will bear the costs as well as benefit from research reflects the value of

Accepted Answer

A)  Privacy 
B)  Justice 
C)  Beneficence 
D)  Safety 
A)  Privacy 
B)  Justice 
C)  Beneficence 
D)  Safety

Question 7

You have proposed to study how presidential candidate acceptance speeches have changed over the past 50 years by analyzing the speech transcripts. Your research proposal would likely be

Accepted Answer

A)  Deemed exempt from IRB review 
B)  Given an expedited review 
C)  Deemed non-exempt from IRB review 
D)  Given a full IRB review 
A)  Deemed exempt from IRB review 
B)  Given an expedited review 
C)  Deemed non-exempt from IRB review 
D)  Given a full IRB review

Question 8

Using your smart phone to video people who do not know they are being recorded is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  A failure to debrief 
B)  Use of a confederate 
C)  A violation of confidentiality 
D)  A violation of privacy 
A)  A failure to debrief 
B)  Use of a confederate 
C)  A violation of confidentiality 
D)  A violation of privacy

Question 9

Which term relates to protecting research participants' right to be treated with honesty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Academic freedom 
B)  Confidentiality 
C)  Debriefing 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Academic freedom 
B)  Confidentiality 
C)  Debriefing 
D)  None of the above

Question 10

Which statement about IRBs is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  All publicly funded research institutions must have an IRB. 
B)  A study that meets the exempt criteria will usually receive an expedited review by the IRB chair or sub-group of the full committee. 
C)  A study that meets the exempt criteria will usually receive a full review by the IRB. 
D)  Some studies do not require any IRB review, but they still require ethical decisions for researchers.
Essays: 
A)  All publicly funded research institutions must have an IRB. 
B)  A study that meets the exempt criteria will usually receive an expedited review by the IRB chair or sub-group of the full committee. 
C)  A study that meets the exempt criteria will usually receive a full review by the IRB. 
D)  Some studies do not require any IRB review, but they still require ethical decisions for researchers.
Essays:

Question 11

Informed consent documents protect participants' rights to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Freely choose participation in a research study 
B)  Maintain their privacy 
C)  Be treated with honesty and respect 
D)  Know about the benefits of research 
A)  Freely choose participation in a research study 
B)  Maintain their privacy 
C)  Be treated with honesty and respect 
D)  Know about the benefits of research

Question 12

When participants' data is collected (and/or presented) in ways that neither the researcher nor readers of the research manuscript will be able to identify the participants' names or identities, the researcher is providing:

Accepted Answer

A)  Anonymity 
B)  Confidentiality 
C)  Secrecy 
D)  Recognition 
A)  Anonymity 
B)  Confidentiality 
C)  Secrecy 
D)  Recognition

Question 13

Describe the history of unethical research that led to the development of national standards for ethical research in the United States.

Accepted Answer

The history of ethical standar

Question 14

Everyone gets to participate equally in the research process, even though some people might benefit from it more than others reflects this type of justice ethic:

Accepted Answer

A)  Distributive 
B)  Procedural 
C)  Corrective 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Distributive 
B)  Procedural 
C)  Corrective 
D)  None of the above

Question 15

As you are developing a research project, your ethical considerations should include

Accepted Answer

A)  A review of published literature on your topic to see what is known 
B)  A review of your own expertise for conducting the proposed study 
C)  A review of the social significance of your proposed study 
D)  All of the above 
E)  Both A and C 
A)  A review of published literature on your topic to see what is known 
B)  A review of your own expertise for conducting the proposed study 
C)  A review of the social significance of your proposed study 
D)  All of the above 
E)  Both A and C

Question 16

The Facebook experiment that deliberately varied the kinds of emotional content posted on users' news feeds did not require IRB review because

Accepted Answer

A)  It was important to understanding emotional contagion 
B)  It did not involve university researchers 
C)  It was not supported by federal funds 
D)  Users had not agreed to a data use policy 
A)  It was important to understanding emotional contagion 
B)  It did not involve university researchers 
C)  It was not supported by federal funds 
D)  Users had not agreed to a data use policy

Question 17

Communication research is deemed exempt if:

Accepted Answer

A)  Participants are able to autonomously consent to participate. 
B)  The research is conducted in an educational setting or includes educational testing. 
C)  The research uses existing data that is publicly available. 
D)  All of the above requirements must be met. 
A)  Participants are able to autonomously consent to participate. 
B)  The research is conducted in an educational setting or includes educational testing. 
C)  The research uses existing data that is publicly available. 
D)  All of the above requirements must be met.

Question 18

Balancing the potential benefits and harms of scientific research is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Utilitarian ethics 
B)  Practical ethics 
C)  Conservative ethics 
D)  Relativism ethics 
A)  Utilitarian ethics 
B)  Practical ethics 
C)  Conservative ethics 
D)  Relativism ethics

Question 19

Discuss some of the ways that you, as a researcher, can translate the values of justice, beneficence, and respect for the autonomy of persons into action when you are designing, conducting, and reporting communication research.

Accepted Answer

The three values (justice, beneficence,

Question 20

A research protocol includes

Accepted Answer

A)  Evidence that you have completed your institution's ethics training 
B)  An abbreviated literature review related to your research topic 
C)  A description of your methods for collecting and analyzing data 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Evidence that you have completed your institution's ethics training 
B)  An abbreviated literature review related to your research topic 
C)  A description of your methods for collecting and analyzing data 
D)  All of the above

The Nuremburg Code arose from these inhumane and unethical research studies:

Most university IRBs follow these National Institute of Health guidelines that include

IRB boards are required to have members who

Which element(s) below must be included on the informed consent document?

Which idea is part of the history of ethics and research in Communication Studies?

The concern that researchers should treat people fairly and consider who will bear the costs as well as benefit from research reflects the value of

You have proposed to study how presidential candidate acceptance speeches have changed over the past 50 years by analyzing the speech transcripts. Your research proposal would likely be

Using your smart phone to video people who do not know they are being recorded is an example of

Which term relates to protecting research participants' right to be treated with honesty?

Which statement about IRBs is false?

Informed consent documents protect participants' rights to:

When participants' data is collected (and/or presented) in ways that neither the researcher nor readers of the research manuscript will be able to identify the participants' names or identities, the researcher is providing:

Describe the history of unethical research that led to the development of national standards for ethical research in the United States.

Everyone gets to participate equally in the research process, even though some people might benefit from it more than others reflects this type of justice ethic:

As you are developing a research project, your ethical considerations should include

The Facebook experiment that deliberately varied the kinds of emotional content posted on users' news feeds did not require IRB review because

Communication research is deemed exempt if:

Balancing the potential benefits and harms of scientific research is known as

Discuss some of the ways that you, as a researcher, can translate the values of justice, beneficence, and respect for the autonomy of persons into action when you are designing, conducting, and reporting communication research.

A research protocol includes

Introduction to Communication Research

Three Paradigms of Knowing

Making Arguments for Association and Causality

Measuring and Designing Quantitative Social Science Research

Experimental Research: Predicting Causes and Effects

Survey Research: Explaining and Predicting Attitudes and Behaviors

Content Analysis: Explaining and Interpreting Message Categories

Analyzing and Interpreting Quantitative Data

Conversation Analysis: Explaining Talks Structure and Function

Making Arguments for Multiple Plausible Realities

Interview and Focus Groups: Interpreting Guided Responses

Ethnography: Interpreting and Evaluating Cultural Communication

Discourse Analysis: Interpreting Evaluating Language-In-Use

Rhetorical Criticism: How to Interpret Persuasive Texts and Artifacts

Critical Studies: Evaluating and Reforming Ideologies

Filters

Exam 3: Ethics and Research

The Nuremburg Code arose from these inhumane and unethical research studies:

Most university IRBs follow these National Institute of Health guidelines that include

IRB boards are required to have members who

Which element(s) below must be included on the informed consent document?

Which idea is part of the history of ethics and research in Communication Studies?

The concern that researchers should treat people fairly and consider who will bear the costs as well as benefit from research reflects the value of

You have proposed to study how presidential candidate acceptance speeches have changed over the past 50 years by analyzing the speech transcripts. Your research proposal would likely be

Using your smart phone to video people who do not know they are being recorded is an example of

Which term relates to protecting research participants' right to be treated with honesty?

Which statement about IRBs is false?

Informed consent documents protect participants' rights to:

When participants' data is collected (and/or presented) in ways that neither the researcher nor readers of the research manuscript will be able to identify the participants' names or identities, the researcher is providing:

Describe the history of unethical research that led to the development of national standards for ethical research in the United States.

Everyone gets to participate equally in the research process, even though some people might benefit from it more than others reflects this type of justice ethic:

As you are developing a research project, your ethical considerations should include

The Facebook experiment that deliberately varied the kinds of emotional content posted on users' news feeds did not require IRB review because

Communication research is deemed exempt if:

Balancing the potential benefits and harms of scientific research is known as

Discuss some of the ways that you, as a researcher, can translate the values of justice, beneficence, and respect for the autonomy of persons into action when you are designing, conducting, and reporting communication research.

A research protocol includes

Introduction to Communication Research

Three Paradigms of Knowing

Making Arguments for Association and Causality

Measuring and Designing Quantitative Social Science Research

Experimental Research: Predicting Causes and Effects

Survey Research: Explaining and Predicting Attitudes and Behaviors

Content Analysis: Explaining and Interpreting Message Categories

Analyzing and Interpreting Quantitative Data

Conversation Analysis: Explaining Talks Structure and Function

Making Arguments for Multiple Plausible Realities

Interview and Focus Groups: Interpreting Guided Responses

Ethnography: Interpreting and Evaluating Cultural Communication

Discourse Analysis: Interpreting Evaluating Language-In-Use

Rhetorical Criticism: How to Interpret Persuasive Texts and Artifacts

Critical Studies: Evaluating and Reforming Ideologies

Filters