Question 1

If ethical issues arise in doing research, one should:

Accepted Answer

A)  discontinue immediately 
B)  do the research, but refuse payment 
C)  consult appropriate professional organizations 
D)  due to the commonality of this incident, simply continue 
A)  discontinue immediately 
B)  do the research, but refuse payment 
C)  consult appropriate professional organizations 
D)  due to the commonality of this incident, simply continue C

Question 2

Conflicting pressure in doing social scientific research involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  the compromise between researcher interest and scientific interests 
B)  what represents the ideal versus the ethical in research design 
C)  pressures from society versus pressures from colleagues 
D)  the perceived need to publish results (valid or not) 
A)  the compromise between researcher interest and scientific interests 
B)  what represents the ideal versus the ethical in research design 
C)  pressures from society versus pressures from colleagues 
D)  the perceived need to publish results (valid or not) B

Question 3

Tearoom Trade raises which of the following ethical questions:

Accepted Answer

A)  the extent to which respondents should be paid 
B)  the extent to which a researcher can withhold key information from respondents 
C)  the extent to which the police should be encouraged to participate in covert research 
D)  the extent to which social science can be considered to be offensive 
A)  the extent to which respondents should be paid 
B)  the extent to which a researcher can withhold key information from respondents 
C)  the extent to which the police should be encouraged to participate in covert research 
D)  the extent to which social science can be considered to be offensive B

Question 4

If you are hired to "develop a scientific case for..." then:

Accepted Answer

A)  you have an ethical responsibility to do the most competent research of which you are capable 
B)  you have an significant ethical problem 
C)  must become a citizen-advocate in all cases 
D)  all of the above 
A)  you have an ethical responsibility to do the most competent research of which you are capable 
B)  you have an significant ethical problem 
C)  must become a citizen-advocate in all cases 
D)  all of the above

Question 5

Ethical rules and guidelines in the social sciences should be organized around which of the following themes:

Accepted Answer

A)  the researcher's ethical responsibility to respondents 
B)  the researcher's responsibility to science 
C)  the researcher's responsibility to society 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the researcher's ethical responsibility to respondents 
B)  the researcher's responsibility to science 
C)  the researcher's responsibility to society 
D)  all of the above

Question 6

Within social science research, withholding information refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the same process as lying 
B)  not disclosing the full details of one's study 
C)  employing fictitious data 
D)  covert participant observation 
A)  the same process as lying 
B)  not disclosing the full details of one's study 
C)  employing fictitious data 
D)  covert participant observation

Question 7

The consequentialist view is similar to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the social contract approach 
B)  the view that absolute moral principles should never be violated 
C)  the relativistic approach 
D)  a cost-benefit analysis 
A)  the social contract approach 
B)  the view that absolute moral principles should never be violated 
C)  the relativistic approach 
D)  a cost-benefit analysis

Question 8

Following field or experimental studies, participants should always be:

Accepted Answer

A)  debriefed 
B)  paid 
C)  given a full report 
D)  retested 
E)  none of the above 
A)  debriefed 
B)  paid 
C)  given a full report 
D)  retested 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

Researchers should not:

Accepted Answer

A)  use hidden codes to identify respondents later 
B)  pay interviewers by the interview 
C)  fail to make respondents aware of all of the research details, including the hypotheses 
D)  all of the above 
A)  use hidden codes to identify respondents later 
B)  pay interviewers by the interview 
C)  fail to make respondents aware of all of the research details, including the hypotheses 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

A sure way to achieve misrepresentation is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  use small samples 
B)  to employ unethical techniques 
C)  to hunt for self-supporting views 
D)  to consult official ethical bodies 
A)  use small samples 
B)  to employ unethical techniques 
C)  to hunt for self-supporting views 
D)  to consult official ethical bodies

Question 11

The deontological view holds that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the end justifies the means 
B)  there is no set of absolute moral principles 
C)  moral principles should never be broken 
D)  research is a social enterprise and should be judged as such 
A)  the end justifies the means 
B)  there is no set of absolute moral principles 
C)  moral principles should never be broken 
D)  research is a social enterprise and should be judged as such

Question 12

Social researchers have special difficulties, not often faced by other scientists, due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the many possibly alternate interpretations of large sample sets 
B)  a "vested interest" in the results 
C)  the researcher is a member of that which he/she studies 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the many possibly alternate interpretations of large sample sets 
B)  a "vested interest" in the results 
C)  the researcher is a member of that which he/she studies 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

Informed consent refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  informing subjects of the details of the study before they consent 
B)  informing subjects of the details of the study after they consent 
C)  not informing subjects at all 
D)  informing the funding agency of one's research results before the funds have been awarded 
A)  informing subjects of the details of the study before they consent 
B)  informing subjects of the details of the study after they consent 
C)  not informing subjects at all 
D)  informing the funding agency of one's research results before the funds have been awarded

Question 14

Milgram's research concerned:

Accepted Answer

A)  observation of police officers at work 
B)  observation of homosexuals 
C)  shock treatment 
D)  washroom behaviour 
A)  observation of police officers at work 
B)  observation of homosexuals 
C)  shock treatment 
D)  washroom behaviour

If ethical issues arise in doing research, one should:

Conflicting pressure in doing social scientific research involves:

Tearoom Trade raises which of the following ethical questions:

If you are hired to "develop a scientific case for..." then:

Ethical rules and guidelines in the social sciences should be organized around which of the following themes:

Within social science research, withholding information refers to:

The consequentialist view is similar to:

Following field or experimental studies, participants should always be:

Researchers should not:

A sure way to achieve misrepresentation is to:

The deontological view holds that:

Social researchers have special difficulties, not often faced by other scientists, due to:

Informed consent refers to:

Milgram's research concerned:

Approaches to Methods

Explaining

Experiments, Quasi-Experiments, and Field Observations

Survey Designs

Nonreactive and Comparative Research

Qualitative Research Methods

Critical Approaches to Research: Action and Feminist Research

A Statistics Primer

Three Tests of Significance

Bias

Getting the Project Started

Measurement

Questionnaire Development

Sampling and Sample Size

Starting the Data Analysis

Basic Multivarate Techniques

The Research Report

Using Spss for Windows

Filters

Exam 11: Ethical Issues

If ethical issues arise in doing research, one should:

Conflicting pressure in doing social scientific research involves:

Tearoom Trade raises which of the following ethical questions:

If you are hired to "develop a scientific case for..." then:

Ethical rules and guidelines in the social sciences should be organized around which of the following themes:

Within social science research, withholding information refers to:

The consequentialist view is similar to:

Following field or experimental studies, participants should always be:

Researchers should not:

A sure way to achieve misrepresentation is to:

The deontological view holds that:

Social researchers have special difficulties, not often faced by other scientists, due to:

Informed consent refers to:

Milgram's research concerned:

Approaches to Methods

Explaining

Experiments, Quasi-Experiments, and Field Observations

Survey Designs

Nonreactive and Comparative Research

Qualitative Research Methods

Critical Approaches to Research: Action and Feminist Research

A Statistics Primer

Three Tests of Significance

Bias

Getting the Project Started

Measurement

Questionnaire Development

Sampling and Sample Size

Starting the Data Analysis

Basic Multivarate Techniques

The Research Report

Using Spss for Windows

Filters