Question 1

What aspect of research is referred to as "research design"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The theoretical framework 
B)  The instruments of data collection 
C)  The findings 
D)  The type of data collected 
E)  b and d

Question 2

Discuss reasons for "ethics" to have a variety and competing definitions.

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Question 3

Which of the following examples is not a paradigm?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social scientific paradigm 
B)  Interpretive paradigm 
C)  Ethnographic paradigm 
D)  Critical/cultural paradigm

Question 4

How are the id, ego and superego related to communication research?

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Question 5

Which of the following methods can be used in qualitative studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interview 
B)  Ethnography 
C)  Focus groups 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

Amara is preparing a document to give to participants in her study. The document includes explaining to participants they have a right to stop participating at any time. The document is part of:

Accepted Answer

A)  informed consent 
B)  negotiated participation 
C)  blind participation 
D)  snowball effect consent

Question 7

Address why each of the three guiding principles of the Belmont Report are essential to ethical practices in communication research.

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Question 8

Jade is prepping to explain all of the aspects to participants after the completion of a study, which is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  informed consent 
B)  anonymity 
C)  confidentiality 
D)  debriefing

Question 9

Choose a (communication) theory you are familiar with, explain its content and ways in which it can be researched.

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Question 10

Which of the following aspects is not relevant to the process of communication?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sender 
B)  The length of the message 
C)  The message 
D)  The receiver

Question 11

In which ways can communication take place?

Accepted Answer

A)  Through verbal interaction 
B)  Through mediated/online communication 
C)  Through non-verbal communication 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

Jade is prepping to explain all of the aspects to participants after the completion of a study, which is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  informed consent 
B)  anonymity 
C)  confidentiality 
D)  debriefing

Question 13

The Belmont Report identified three key principles of ethical research:

Accepted Answer

A)  respect, beneficence, and justice 
B)  respect, credibility, and fairness 
C)  respect, credibility, and sound results 
D)  insight, beneficence, and fairness

Question 14

A college or university IRB should have a healthy mix of representation including:

Accepted Answer

A)  a diversity of disciplines 
B)  a diversity of methodological approaches 
C)  a diversity of theoretical perspectives 
D)  a diversity of race, ethnicity and sex 
E)  all of the above

Question 15

List three important aspect of research design.

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Question 16

Which of the following definitions refer to "communication"?

Accepted Answer

A)  A statement of facts 
B)  The process of sharing meaning with others 
C)  A technological system for the transmission of information 
D)  All of the above

Question 17

Informed Consent includes

Accepted Answer

A)  documenting how you will handle participant's privacy 
B)  documenting how you will handle participant's confidentiality 
C)  documenting how you will handle participant's responses 
D)  documenting how you will handle participant's anonymity

Question 18

The foundation of Christian ethics is based:

Accepted Answer

A)  on The New Testament 
B)  decided by the Pope 
C)  on The Old Testament 
D)  the US Constitution 
E)  A and C

Question 19

Communication can be verbal or non-verbal. Discuss different ways to share meanings with others using non-verbal communication and how it may differ from verbal communication.

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Question 20

IRB is an acronym all communication scholars know well. IRB stands for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Institutional Research Bureau 
B)  Investigative Review Board 
C)  Institutional Review Board 
D)  Institutional Research Board

Exam 1: Introduction Ethics

What aspect of research is referred to as "research design"?

Discuss reasons for "ethics" to have a variety and competing definitions.

Which of the following examples is not a paradigm?

How are the id, ego and superego related to communication research?

Which of the following methods can be used in qualitative studies?

Amara is preparing a document to give to participants in her study. The document includes explaining to participants they have a right to stop participating at any time. The document is part of:

Address why each of the three guiding principles of the Belmont Report are essential to ethical practices in communication research.

Jade is prepping to explain all of the aspects to participants after the completion of a study, which is called:

Choose a (communication) theory you are familiar with, explain its content and ways in which it can be researched.

Which of the following aspects is not relevant to the process of communication?

In which ways can communication take place?

Jade is prepping to explain all of the aspects to participants after the completion of a study, which is called:

The Belmont Report identified three key principles of ethical research:

A college or university IRB should have a healthy mix of representation including:

List three important aspect of research design.

Which of the following definitions refer to "communication"?

Informed Consent includes

The foundation of Christian ethics is based:

Communication can be verbal or non-verbal. Discuss different ways to share meanings with others using non-verbal communication and how it may differ from verbal communication.

IRB is an acronym all communication scholars know well. IRB stands for: