Question 1

Define the following terms
-informed consent

Accepted Answer

An agreement by participants stating they are willing to be in a study and they know something about what the research procedure will involve.

Question 2

Identify 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 jobs 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 behaviour 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 jobs 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 behaviour is also illegal because codes of ethics have the force of law. E

Question 3

Describe the difference between anonymity and confidentiality.

Accepted Answer

-Anonymity means that people remain anonymous or nameless.For example,a field researcher provides a social picture of an individual but gives a fictitious name and location and alters some characteristics.The subject's identity is protected,and the individual remains unknown or anonymous.
-Confidentiality can include information with participant names attached,but the researcher holds it in confidence or keeps it secret from public disclosure.The researcher releases data in a way that does not permit linking specific individuals to responses and presents it publicly only in an aggregate form (e.g.,as a percentage or statistical means).

Question 4

Define the following terms
-scientific misconduct

Accepted Answer

Unethical behaviour in which a

Question 5

What are the three types of harm a researcher must be aware of when conducting a study? What steps can researchers take to mitigate the potential impact of these three types of harm?

Accepted Answer

-(1)physical harm; (2)psychological abus

Question 6

Professor Ivan Ishtar copied five pages from a student paper that was not protected by copyright laws and put it in an article he published but failed to give credit to the student.He also claimed to interview 10 people who he never interviewed.Professor Ishtar committed all the following activities EXCEPT which one?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plagiarism 
B)  Research fraud 
C)  Scientific misconduct 
D)  Unethical but legal behaviour 
E)  Illegal but ethical behaviour 
A)  Plagiarism 
B)  Research fraud 
C)  Scientific misconduct 
D)  Unethical but legal behaviour 
E)  Illegal but ethical behaviour

Question 7

Chad Hunt is a graduate student who studies the ways people use social assistance.Chad grew up hearing news reports and dinner table conversations about how welfare recipients are typically lazy people who abuse the system even though they can and should work.The data Chad collects indicates that the majority of people on social assistance are hard-working persons who have been displaced by economic restructuring.Chad believes his data does not accurately depict the truth of the matter,so he falsifies documents to make it appear as though abuse of social assistance is common.What offence has Chad committed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research fraud 
B)  Data reconfiguration 
C)  Plagiarism 
D)  Breaking confidentiality 
E)  Breaking anonymity 
A)  Research fraud 
B)  Data reconfiguration 
C)  Plagiarism 
D)  Breaking confidentiality 
E)  Breaking anonymity

Question 8

Professor Bernard Bellyache said,"Before I go any further,I have to run this research design past the REB." What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Define the following terms
-physical harm

Accepted Answer

Researchers should never cause participa

Question 10

Why are some groups of people called "special populations" in social research? What things must a researcher do differently when studying them?

Accepted Answer

-Some populations or groups of research

Question 11

A researcher asks some teenagers to shoplift from a drugstore while he observes so he can learn more about how they do it.This researcher may be violating the ethical principle that says

Accepted Answer

A)  do not cause physical harm. 
B)  avoid causing psychological abuse or stress. 
C)  do not create new inequalities. 
D)  do not place subjects in legal jeopardy. 
E)  none of the above; it is not unethical. 
A)  do not cause physical harm. 
B)  avoid causing psychological abuse or stress. 
C)  do not create new inequalities. 
D)  do not place subjects in legal jeopardy. 
E)  none of the above; it is not unethical.

Question 12

In what ways do political pressures affect the conduct of social research? What are the three main causes of attempts to block or steer social research?

Accepted Answer

-The politics of research usually involv

Question 13

What is the general ethical principle regarding deception in social research?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is fully acceptable and does not involve ethical issues. 
B)  It is forbidden under all circumstances of ethical research. 
C)  It can be ethically used if essential to the research so long as subjects are not physically harmed. 
D)  It can be ethically used if essential to the research, but only to the minimal degree necessary and it must be followed by debriefing. 
E)  Deception can only be ethically used when subjects are "captive" populations (e.g., prisoners, students, mental hospital patients, military personnel). 
A)  It is fully acceptable and does not involve ethical issues. 
B)  It is forbidden under all circumstances of ethical research. 
C)  It can be ethically used if essential to the research so long as subjects are not physically harmed. 
D)  It can be ethically used if essential to the research, but only to the minimal degree necessary and it must be followed by debriefing. 
E)  Deception can only be ethically used when subjects are "captive" populations (e.g., prisoners, students, mental hospital patients, military personnel).

Question 14

Define the following terms
-high-risk populations

Accepted Answer

Groups of people who are especially susc

Question 15

Define the following terms
-research fatigue

Accepted Answer

The perception by a community that has b

Question 16

What is ethical behaviour 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 afterward "debriefs" the subjects, telling them about the 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 afterward. 
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 afterward "debriefs" the subjects, telling them about the 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 afterward. 
E)  Deception can only be used when one is working with "special populations," during which time debriefing is optional.

Question 17

If a researcher conducting a survey gets "informed consent," she will

Accepted Answer

A)  get an ok from funding agencies to experiment with controlled substances. 
B)  get permission to interview friends and family members about personal behaviour (such as sexual relations). 
C)  get permission to conduct the interview with the respondent after telling the respondent something about the interview. 
D)  get permission from other researchers to use non-random sampling. 
E)  get permission from people to use their actual names and addresses in published studies about them. 
A)  get an ok from funding agencies to experiment with controlled substances. 
B)  get permission to interview friends and family members about personal behaviour (such as sexual relations). 
C)  get permission to conduct the interview with the respondent after telling the respondent something about the interview. 
D)  get permission from other researchers to use non-random sampling. 
E)  get permission from people to use their actual names and addresses in published studies about them.

Question 18

Define the following terms
-legal harm

Accepted Answer

Legal harm refers to unwelcome legal san

Question 19

Which of the following terms is used to describe situations where communities develop skepticism towards research after having been "researched to death" without sharing in any of the benefits of the research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research victimization 
B)  Knowledge exploitation 
C)  Parasitic research 
D)  Research fatigue 
E)  Research exhaustion 
A)  Research victimization 
B)  Knowledge exploitation 
C)  Parasitic research 
D)  Research fatigue 
E)  Research exhaustion

Question 20

Define the following terms
-anonymity

Accepted Answer

Research participant

Define the following terms -informed consent

Identify the FALSE statement about ethics in social research.

Describe the difference between anonymity and confidentiality.

Define the following terms -scientific misconduct

What are the three types of harm a researcher must be aware of when conducting a study? What steps can researchers take to mitigate the potential impact of these three types of harm?

Professor Bernard Bellyache said,"Before I go any further,I have to run this research design past the REB." What does this mean?

Define the following terms -physical harm

Why are some groups of people called "special populations" in social research? What things must a researcher do differently when studying them?

A researcher asks some teenagers to shoplift from a drugstore while he observes so he can learn more about how they do it.This researcher may be violating the ethical principle that says

In what ways do political pressures affect the conduct of social research? What are the three main causes of attempts to block or steer social research?

What is the general ethical principle regarding deception in social research?

Define the following terms -high-risk populations

Define the following terms -research fatigue

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

If a researcher conducting a survey gets "informed consent," she will

Define the following terms -legal harm

Which of the following terms is used to describe situations where communities develop skepticism towards research after having been "researched to death" without sharing in any of the benefits of the research?

Define the following terms -anonymity

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

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Exam 3: Ethics in Social Research

Define the following terms -informed consent

Identify the FALSE statement about ethics in social research.

Describe the difference between anonymity and confidentiality.

Define the following terms -scientific misconduct

What are the three types of harm a researcher must be aware of when conducting a study? What steps can researchers take to mitigate the potential impact of these three types of harm?

Professor Bernard Bellyache said,"Before I go any further,I have to run this research design past the REB." What does this mean?

Define the following terms -physical harm

Why are some groups of people called "special populations" in social research? What things must a researcher do differently when studying them?

A researcher asks some teenagers to shoplift from a drugstore while he observes so he can learn more about how they do it.This researcher may be violating the ethical principle that says

In what ways do political pressures affect the conduct of social research? What are the three main causes of attempts to block or steer social research?

What is the general ethical principle regarding deception in social research?

Define the following terms -high-risk populations

Define the following terms -research fatigue

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

If a researcher conducting a survey gets "informed consent," she will

Define the following terms -legal harm

Which of the following terms is used to describe situations where communities develop skepticism towards research after having been "researched to death" without sharing in any of the benefits of the research?

Define the following terms -anonymity

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

Filters