Question 1

Talk about:
-confidentiality

Accepted Answer

Information with participant names attached, but the researcher holds it in confidence or keeps it secret from the public.

Question 2

Talk about:
-institutional review board (IRB)

Accepted Answer

A committee of researchers and community members that oversees, monitors, and reviews the impact of research procedures on human participants and applies ethical guidelines by reviewing research procedures at a preliminary stage when first proposed.

Question 3

It is NOT ethical for a sponsor to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A school district wants a study of students, but demands that a researcher reach findings showing an improvement in student scores during the past five years. 
B)  A supervisor requires prior review of questionnaire items to make some of them "leading" to make certain that the company looks good. 
C)  A government agency that paid for a study suppresses findings that indicate that it has not enforced a law it is supposed to and has been an overall failure. 
D)  A political party calls people for telephone interviews on opinions, but is really identifying potential financial contributors. It hides the true sponsor of a study by using a made up the name of a research company. 
E)  all of the above. 
A)  A school district wants a study of students, but demands that a researcher reach findings showing an improvement in student scores during the past five years. 
B)  A supervisor requires prior review of questionnaire items to make some of them "leading" to make certain that the company looks good. 
C)  A government agency that paid for a study suppresses findings that indicate that it has not enforced a law it is supposed to and has been an overall failure. 
D)  A political party calls people for telephone interviews on opinions, but is really identifying potential financial contributors. It hides the true sponsor of a study by using a made up the name of a research company. 
E)  all of the above. E

Question 4

Why is "value-free"
research not always advocated by social researchers?

Accepted Answer

"Value-free" research refers to the idea

Question 5

Talk about:
-crossover design

Accepted Answer

A research design to reduce creating ine

Question 6

Talk about:
-scientific misconduct

Accepted Answer

Unethical behavior in which a

Question 7

Talk about:
-research fraud

Accepted Answer

Unethical behavior that occurs

Question 8

What is ethical behavior regarding the use of deception in social research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deception is always forbidden; it should never be used under any conditions whatsoever. 
B)  Deception can be used anytime a researcher feels he or she can learn more by using it, so long as the subjects have given their "informed consent." 
C)  Deception can be used anytime a researcher feels he or she would learn more by using it, but only if the researcher afterwards "debriefs" the subjects, telling them the about deception. 
D)  Deception can only be used if it is necessary for a specific research purpose, only to the minimal degree required for that purpose, and subjects should give informed consent before participating and be debriefed immediately afterwards. 
E)  Deception can only be used when one is working with "special populations," during which time debriefing is optional. 
A)  Deception is always forbidden; it should never be used under any conditions whatsoever. 
B)  Deception can be used anytime a researcher feels he or she can learn more by using it, so long as the subjects have given their "informed consent." 
C)  Deception can be used anytime a researcher feels he or she would learn more by using it, but only if the researcher afterwards "debriefs" the subjects, telling them the about deception. 
D)  Deception can only be used if it is necessary for a specific research purpose, only to the minimal degree required for that purpose, and subjects should give informed consent before participating and be debriefed immediately afterwards. 
E)  Deception can only be used when one is working with "special populations," during which time debriefing is optional.

Question 9

The primary thing that keeps most social scientific research within ethical-moral boundaries is

Accepted Answer

A)  the Codes of Ethics published by professional associations. 
B)  the government's laws and regulations. 
C)  fear of law suits against researchers by subjects. 
D)  the professional training or socialization and peer pressure that individual researchers experience. 
E)  the Research Police who have an office on every college campus. 
A)  the Codes of Ethics published by professional associations. 
B)  the government's laws and regulations. 
C)  fear of law suits against researchers by subjects. 
D)  the professional training or socialization and peer pressure that individual researchers experience. 
E)  the Research Police who have an office on every college campus.

Question 10

Find the FALSE statement about ethics in social research:

Accepted Answer

A)  The individual researcher is ultimately responsible for acting in an ethical manner and protecting research subjects. 
B)  A researcher who lacks strong professional socialization, who is isolated from other researchers, and who is under great pressure to cut corners to produce research findings is in greater danger of doing something unethical. 
C)  Unethical researchers, if caught, have disgraced themselves before their peers. They may lose their job and never get another professional job. All their past research may be suspect. 
D)  It is usually more costly and time consuming to behave ethically, but there is no praise for ethical research.
It is simply expected. 
E)  All unethical behavior is also illegal because codes of ethics have the force of law. 
A)  The individual researcher is ultimately responsible for acting in an ethical manner and protecting research subjects. 
B)  A researcher who lacks strong professional socialization, who is isolated from other researchers, and who is under great pressure to cut corners to produce research findings is in greater danger of doing something unethical. 
C)  Unethical researchers, if caught, have disgraced themselves before their peers. They may lose their job and never get another professional job. All their past research may be suspect. 
D)  It is usually more costly and time consuming to behave ethically, but there is no praise for ethical research.
It is simply expected. 
E)  All unethical behavior is also illegal because codes of ethics have the force of law.

Question 11

Talk about:
-anonymity

Accepted Answer

Research participant

Question 12

Talk about:
-whistle-blower

Accepted Answer

A person who sees ethical wron

Question 13

What is informed consent? Why was it developed? How does it protect research subjects?

Accepted Answer

Informed consent is a process in which a

Question 14

Talk about:
-plagiarism

Accepted Answer

When a researcher "steals" the

Question 15

Identify three major cases in the history of research ethics and describe the basic principle of ethical research they illustrate.

Accepted Answer

1. The Tuskegee Syphilis Study: This inf

Question 16

What is "public sociology"
and how does it relate to the three approaches to social science discussed in Chapter 2?

Accepted Answer

Public sociology is a branch of sociolog

Question 17

Talk about:
-public sociology

Accepted Answer

An approach to social research

Question 18

Talk about:
-special population

Accepted Answer

People who lack the necessary

Question 19

What ethical concern is the crossover design supposed to help a researcher resolve?

Accepted Answer

A)  do not create new inequalities 
B)  protect confidentiality 
C)  ensure voluntary participation 
D)  do not cause legal harm 
E)  do not suppress research findings 
A)  do not create new inequalities 
B)  protect confidentiality 
C)  ensure voluntary participation 
D)  do not cause legal harm 
E)  do not suppress research findings

Question 20

Dr. Smellysock said, "Before I go any further, I have to run this research design past the IRB." What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dr. Smellysock needs to get money to conduct the research project and must go to the Internal Revenue Board to get it. 
B)  Dr. Smellysock needs to get an ok by a local committee who checks for ethical concerns in research dealing with people. 
C)  Dr. Smellysock does not have academic freedom and must get permission to do anything. 
D)  Dr. Smellysock has to go to Washington, D.C. to talk with the national lobbying organization for the social science researchers. 
E)  Dr. Smellysock is conducting a research project like the "Bad Blood" study so he must let health officials know he won't contaminate anyone. 
A)  Dr. Smellysock needs to get money to conduct the research project and must go to the Internal Revenue Board to get it. 
B)  Dr. Smellysock needs to get an ok by a local committee who checks for ethical concerns in research dealing with people. 
C)  Dr. Smellysock does not have academic freedom and must get permission to do anything. 
D)  Dr. Smellysock has to go to Washington, D.C. to talk with the national lobbying organization for the social science researchers. 
E)  Dr. Smellysock is conducting a research project like the "Bad Blood" study so he must let health officials know he won't contaminate anyone.

Talk about: -confidentiality

Talk about: -institutional review board (IRB)

It is NOT ethical for a sponsor to do which of the following?

Why is "value-free" research not always advocated by social researchers?

Talk about: -crossover design

Talk about: -scientific misconduct

Talk about: -research fraud

What is ethical behavior regarding the use of deception in social research?

The primary thing that keeps most social scientific research within ethical-moral boundaries is

Find the FALSE statement about ethics in social research:

Talk about: -anonymity

Talk about: -whistle-blower

What is informed consent? Why was it developed? How does it protect research subjects?

Talk about: -plagiarism

Identify three major cases in the history of research ethics and describe the basic principle of ethical research they illustrate.

What is "public sociology" and how does it relate to the three approaches to social science discussed in Chapter 2?

Talk about: -public sociology

Talk about: -special population

What ethical concern is the crossover design supposed to help a researcher resolve?

Dr. Smellysock said, "Before I go any further, I have to run this research design past the IRB." What does this mean?

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Field Research and Focus Group Research

Historical-Comparative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Writing the Research Report

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Exam 3: Ethics in Social Research

Talk about: -confidentiality

Talk about: -institutional review board (IRB)

It is NOT ethical for a sponsor to do which of the following?

Why is "value-free" research not always advocated by social researchers?

Talk about: -crossover design

Talk about: -scientific misconduct

Talk about: -research fraud

What is ethical behavior regarding the use of deception in social research?

The primary thing that keeps most social scientific research within ethical-moral boundaries is

Find the FALSE statement about ethics in social research:

Talk about: -anonymity

Talk about: -whistle-blower

What is informed consent? Why was it developed? How does it protect research subjects?

Talk about: -plagiarism

Identify three major cases in the history of research ethics and describe the basic principle of ethical research they illustrate.

What is "public sociology" and how does it relate to the three approaches to social science discussed in Chapter 2?

Talk about: -public sociology

Talk about: -special population

What ethical concern is the crossover design supposed to help a researcher resolve?

Dr. Smellysock said, "Before I go any further, I have to run this research design past the IRB." What does this mean?

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Field Research and Focus Group Research

Historical-Comparative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Writing the Research Report

Filters