Exam 6: Research Ethics

Dehoaxing refers to:

Generally, a study is ethical to perform if:

Students are sometimes given class credit for research participation. An ethical issue raised here has to do with coercion. Unless there are other alternatives for this credit, students will feel compelled to participate in research. Hence, universities and colleges generally require alternatives be provided to research participation for students receiving class credit.

Compare and contrast confidentiality, anonymity, and privacy.

Because qualitative research is more common than in the past, most IRB members make a point of being as familiar with the requirements for this type of research as for quantitative research.

Which of the following generally cannot be done in qualitative studies conducted in the field?

How can scientific misconduct be prevented?

Specify the issues involved in conducting research with minors.

The American Educational Research Association has developed principles for educational researchers. They focus on:

Helping study participants deal with and eliminate any stress or other undesirable feelings that the study might have created is known as:

If you have obtained the consent of a parent or guardian by requesting them to return the consent form only if they do NOT want their child participate in a research study, you will have:

What elements must be included in a consent form for an adult college student participating in research study of a new math tutoring program?

The deontological approach to ethics, argues that:

Full Board IRB review is required for projects that:

Use the following to answer questions You are invited to participate in a study comparing two different memory strategies. You will be assigned to one of two groups of participants. The study should take only 30 minutes of your time. There are no risks associated with your participation in this study. There are no benefits to you personally for participating in this study. However, results will be used to help us advance knowledge about which memory strategies work better. Thank you for your time Sincerely, John Doe, Professor -Read the sample from above. Which of the following was missing from this informed consent?

Which of the following is necessary in obtaining informed consent?

If, when writing a research report, you presented data that had been fabricated and had plagiarized some of the material presented in the research report, you would have, from a research ethics perspective:

Karen is planning a study where she looks at high school students' transcripts to look at the on-time graduation rates for students from different middle schools. She will not identify either the students nor middle schools by name. The IRB review this study should be:

Explain why it is necessary to consider ethical issues when designing and conducting research.

Which of the following is necessary in obtaining informed consent?