Question 1

Define the following:
-plagiarism

Accepted Answer

When a researcher "steals" the ideas or writings of another or uses them without properly citing the source.

Question 2

For an honours undergraduate project,Steven Smith conducts a survey on students' beliefs and behaviours,including sexual behaviour.While distributing the questionnaire,he assures the group of students that no one will be able to trace responses to an individual.He notices where each person sat before he or she returns the questionnaire to the front of the room and memorizes who turned in the first,second,etc.,questionnaire.Which ethical principle is Steven violating?

Accepted Answer

A) Confidentiality 
B) Anonymity 
C) Harm to subjects 
D) Concealed identity of researcher 
E) Voluntary participation 
A) Confidentiality 
B) Anonymity 
C) Harm to subjects 
D) Concealed identity of researcher 
E) Voluntary participation B

Question 3

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 E

Question 4

Define the following:
-research fatigue

Accepted Answer

The perception by a community that has b

Question 5

A great deal of learning about ethics is based on "famous cases." Which study is the "famous case" in which poor black men were not treated and allowed to become disabled and permanently harmed in a Public Health Service study by the U.S.federal government?

Accepted Answer

A) Tearoom Trade 
B) Jury Study 
C) Milgram Obedience Experiment 
D) Zimbardo Prison Experiment 
E) Bad Blood 
A) Tearoom Trade 
B) Jury Study 
C) Milgram Obedience Experiment 
D) Zimbardo Prison Experiment 
E) Bad Blood

Question 6

Identify and define two forms of scientific misconduct and provide an example of each.

Accepted Answer

●Research fraud occurs when a researcher

Question 7

The Dr.Nancy Olivieri case demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A) that speaking out against research that is funded by large and powerful companies can have a great personal cost,even if it is done to uphold ethical principles. 
B) that speaking out against research that is funded by large and powerful companies can be rewarded by the scientific community. 
C) that a researcher should remain loyal to the sponsoring organization. 
D) that a researcher should exit the situation immediately. 
E) none of the above. 
A) that speaking out against research that is funded by large and powerful companies can have a great personal cost,even if it is done to uphold ethical principles. 
B) that speaking out against research that is funded by large and powerful companies can be rewarded by the scientific community. 
C) that a researcher should remain loyal to the sponsoring organization. 
D) that a researcher should exit the situation immediately. 
E) none of the above.

Question 8

Dr.George Clemmons studies the nature of friendship bonds between children under the age of 8 years old.Since children are a vulnerable population,George must take extra precautions to ensure his research meets ethical standards.Which of the following conditions must George meet in order to avoid unethical research conduct?

Accepted Answer

A) George must obtain written permission from the legal guardian(s)of the children he plans to study. 
B) George must ensure he is never alone with the children he is studying. 
C) George must follow standard ethical principles to protect his child participants from harm. 
D) Both A and C. 
E) Both B and C. 
A) George must obtain written permission from the legal guardian(s)of the children he plans to study. 
B) George must ensure he is never alone with the children he is studying. 
C) George must follow standard ethical principles to protect his child participants from harm. 
D) Both A and C. 
E) Both B and C.

Question 9

Define the following:
-anonymity

Accepted Answer

Research participant

Question 10

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 11

What is the purpose of informed consent?

Accepted Answer

A) It means that information a researcher gets from a subject may be used in any way by the researcher,even against the desires,beliefs,or wishes of the research subject. 
B) It documents that a researcher has followed the principle of voluntary participation. 
C) It gives permission from the government to study certain "taboo" topics. 
D) It protects researchers and teachers from outside interference when they debate ideas,investigate issues,or discuss findings. 
E) It gives a researcher the right to see government documents. 
A) It means that information a researcher gets from a subject may be used in any way by the researcher,even against the desires,beliefs,or wishes of the research subject. 
B) It documents that a researcher has followed the principle of voluntary participation. 
C) It gives permission from the government to study certain "taboo" topics. 
D) It protects researchers and teachers from outside interference when they debate ideas,investigate issues,or discuss findings. 
E) It gives a researcher the right to see government documents.

Question 12

How do power relations,deception,and coercion to participate in research conflict with the principle of voluntary consent?

Accepted Answer

●The principle of voluntary consent is a

Question 13

Define the following:
-high-risk populations

Accepted Answer

Groups of people who are especially susc

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

●Informed consent is an agreement by par

Question 15

Define the following:
-scientific misconduct

Accepted Answer

Unethical behaviour in which a

Question 16

Define the following:
-physical harm

Accepted Answer

Researchers should never cause participa

Question 17

Which of the following scenarios exemplifies the keeping of confidentiality?

Accepted Answer

A) A researcher destroys her data five years after her study is completed 
B) A researcher redacts the names of participants from interview transcripts before donating them to a public library 
C) A researcher quantifies participants' individual survey responses and publishes the statistical means of her sample's responses to each survey question 
D) A researcher assigns a random number to each interviewee and uses these numbers,rather than participants' names,to label interview recordings 
E) A researcher convenes a focus group and asks the participants to share no more than their first names with one another 
A) A researcher destroys her data five years after her study is completed 
B) A researcher redacts the names of participants from interview transcripts before donating them to a public library 
C) A researcher quantifies participants' individual survey responses and publishes the statistical means of her sample's responses to each survey question 
D) A researcher assigns a random number to each interviewee and uses these numbers,rather than participants' names,to label interview recordings 
E) A researcher convenes a focus group and asks the participants to share no more than their first names with one another

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT one of the groups identified by the Tri-Council Policy Statement as "special populations"?

Accepted Answer

A) Persons with limited mental capacity 
B) Persons with familial and professional ties to the researcher 
C) Persons in subservient power positions in a potential research study 
D) Persons belonging to groups with a history of expression and exploitation 
E) None of the above 
A) Persons with limited mental capacity 
B) Persons with familial and professional ties to the researcher 
C) Persons in subservient power positions in a potential research study 
D) Persons belonging to groups with a history of expression and exploitation 
E) None of the above

Question 19

Define the following:
-whistle-blower

Accepted Answer

A person who sees ethical wron

Question 20

Describe the difference between anonymity and confidentiality.

Accepted Answer

●Anonymity means that people remain anon

Define the following: -plagiarism

Define the following: -research fatigue

A great deal of learning about ethics is based on "famous cases." Which study is the "famous case" in which poor black men were not treated and allowed to become disabled and permanently harmed in a Public Health Service study by the U.S.federal government?

Identify and define two forms of scientific misconduct and provide an example of each.

The Dr.Nancy Olivieri case demonstrates

Define the following: -anonymity

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?

What is the purpose of informed consent?

How do power relations,deception,and coercion to participate in research conflict with the principle of voluntary consent?

Define the following: -high-risk populations

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

Define the following: -scientific misconduct

Define the following: -physical harm

Which of the following scenarios exemplifies the keeping of confidentiality?

Which of the following is NOT one of the groups identified by the Tri-Council Policy Statement as "special populations"?

Define the following: -whistle-blower

Describe the difference between anonymity and confidentiality.

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: -plagiarism

Define the following: -research fatigue

A great deal of learning about ethics is based on "famous cases." Which study is the "famous case" in which poor black men were not treated and allowed to become disabled and permanently harmed in a Public Health Service study by the U.S.federal government?

Identify and define two forms of scientific misconduct and provide an example of each.

The Dr.Nancy Olivieri case demonstrates

Define the following: -anonymity

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?

What is the purpose of informed consent?

How do power relations,deception,and coercion to participate in research conflict with the principle of voluntary consent?

Define the following: -high-risk populations

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

Define the following: -scientific misconduct

Define the following: -physical harm

Which of the following scenarios exemplifies the keeping of confidentiality?

Which of the following is NOT one of the groups identified by the Tri-Council Policy Statement as "special populations"?

Define the following: -whistle-blower

Describe the difference between anonymity and confidentiality.

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