Question 1

Anonymity and confidentiality are two different names for the same concept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following techniques of data collection is MOST likely to make a guarantee of anonymity difficult?

Accepted Answer

A) Face-to-face interviews 
B) Mailed questionnaires 
C) Secondary data analysis 
D) Unobtrusive measures 
E) The data collection technique does not affect the guarantee of anonymity. 
A) Face-to-face interviews 
B) Mailed questionnaires 
C) Secondary data analysis 
D) Unobtrusive measures 
E) The data collection technique does not affect the guarantee of anonymity. A

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a potential ethical issue that Babbie cites in the area of Analysis and Reporting?

Accepted Answer

A) Falsifying data or drawing on nonexistent research 
B) Not reporting negative findings 
C) Pretending that all findings were due to a rigorous study design 
D) Failing to follow the rules of informed consent 
E) Carelessness or sloppiness in analysis 
A) Falsifying data or drawing on nonexistent research 
B) Not reporting negative findings 
C) Pretending that all findings were due to a rigorous study design 
D) Failing to follow the rules of informed consent 
E) Carelessness or sloppiness in analysis D

Question 4

_____________ in studies of sexuality can be best accomplished by using anonymous, self-administered questionnaires or by using well-trained interviewers with sensitively worded questions.

Accepted Answer

A) Confidentiality 
B) Protection from harm 
C) Informed consent 
D) Right to privacy 
E) Anonymity 
A) Confidentiality 
B) Protection from harm 
C) Informed consent 
D) Right to privacy 
E) Anonymity

Question 5

Ethical issues are distinguished from political issues in research in that:

Accepted Answer

A) ethics deals more with the substance of research. 
B) politics deals more with the methods of research. 
C) there are no formal codes of accepted political conduct, whereas there are codes of ethical conduct. 
D) ethics deals more with the use of research. 
E) ethical issues and political issues are the same in the research process. 
A) ethics deals more with the substance of research. 
B) politics deals more with the methods of research. 
C) there are no formal codes of accepted political conduct, whereas there are codes of ethical conduct. 
D) ethics deals more with the use of research. 
E) ethical issues and political issues are the same in the research process.

Question 6

Political issues tend to focus on substance and the use of research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding university IRBs?

Accepted Answer

A) IRBs must review all research. 
B) IRBs seek to ensure that the risks faced by subjects are minimal. 
C) IRBs may refuse to approve a study. 
D) IRBs may require a researcher to revise the study design. 
E) IRBs must review all research seeking federal research funds. 
A) IRBs must review all research. 
B) IRBs seek to ensure that the risks faced by subjects are minimal. 
C) IRBs may refuse to approve a study. 
D) IRBs may require a researcher to revise the study design. 
E) IRBs must review all research seeking federal research funds.

Question 8

Which of the following does NOT harm subjects?

Accepted Answer

A) Having them face aspects of themselves that they do not normally consider 
B) Asking them to reveal their unpopular attitudes 
C) Asking them to identify their deviant behavior 
D) Allowing them to identify themselves easily in the final report 
E) Asking them to provide demographic information 
A) Having them face aspects of themselves that they do not normally consider 
B) Asking them to reveal their unpopular attitudes 
C) Asking them to identify their deviant behavior 
D) Allowing them to identify themselves easily in the final report 
E) Asking them to provide demographic information

Question 9

Debriefing entails discussing any potential threats to the participants in research before they take part, during the informed consent process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Choose either Stanley Milgram's or Laud Humphreys' research and identify at least two ethical problems with the study you chose. What changes could the researcher have made to their work to avoid being unethical?

Accepted Answer

I choose Stanley Milgram's research on o

Question 11

_____ is a norm in which subjects base their voluntary participation in research projects on a full understanding of the possible risks involved.

Accepted Answer

A) Research participation 
B) The Hawthorne effect 
C) Generalizability 
D) The code of ethics 
E) Informed consent 
A) Research participation 
B) The Hawthorne effect 
C) Generalizability 
D) The code of ethics 
E) Informed consent

Question 12

In which of the following scenarios would confidentiality be of the LEAST concern?

Accepted Answer

A) Secondary data analysis 
B) Face-to-face interviews 
C) Paper questionnaires 
D) Telephone interviews 
E) Laboratory experimental research 
A) Secondary data analysis 
B) Face-to-face interviews 
C) Paper questionnaires 
D) Telephone interviews 
E) Laboratory experimental research

Question 13

Professor Smith decides to track the dating behaviors of college students throughout their college careers. She decides to begin her research using her introductory class. After explaining the study, she assures students that their responses will be kept confidential. The students complete her survey during class. Her research most clearly impinges on:

Accepted Answer

A) deception. 
B) analysis and reporting of the data. 
C) voluntary participation. 
D) the value placed on anonymity. 
E) value-free reports of the data. 
A) deception. 
B) analysis and reporting of the data. 
C) voluntary participation. 
D) the value placed on anonymity. 
E) value-free reports of the data.

Question 14

Social scientists agree that objectivity is necessary for research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Once people are told that their participation in a research study is voluntary, there are no ethical problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

It is often as important to report that two variables are unrelated as to report that they are related.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Only names, birthdates, and social security numbers are considered identifiable data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Social scientists are totally objective in their research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What ethical issue did Stanley Milgram's work on obedience to authority and Laud Humphreys' work on homosexual behavior have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) There were no ethical issues in either researcher's work. 
B) Both forced participants to be a part of their studies. 
C) Both were accused of psychologically harming test subjects. 
D) Both used deception in a way that was potentially damaging to their subjects. 
E) Both misrepresented their research findings when they published. 
A) There were no ethical issues in either researcher's work. 
B) Both forced participants to be a part of their studies. 
C) Both were accused of psychologically harming test subjects. 
D) Both used deception in a way that was potentially damaging to their subjects. 
E) Both misrepresented their research findings when they published.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT an essential component of informed consent?

Accepted Answer

A) Disclosure of any potential risks associated with the research 
B) A description of the possible benefits to science and society 
C) A statement that once they begin participation, they cannot quit 
D) A statement that participation in the project is voluntary 
E) A statement of any provisions for confidentiality or anonymity 
A) Disclosure of any potential risks associated with the research 
B) A description of the possible benefits to science and society 
C) A statement that once they begin participation, they cannot quit 
D) A statement that participation in the project is voluntary 
E) A statement of any provisions for confidentiality or anonymity

Anonymity and confidentiality are two different names for the same concept.

Which of the following techniques of data collection is MOST likely to make a guarantee of anonymity difficult?

Which of the following is NOT a potential ethical issue that Babbie cites in the area of Analysis and Reporting?

_____________ in studies of sexuality can be best accomplished by using anonymous, self-administered questionnaires or by using well-trained interviewers with sensitively worded questions.

Ethical issues are distinguished from political issues in research in that:

Political issues tend to focus on substance and the use of research.

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding university IRBs?

Which of the following does NOT harm subjects?

Debriefing entails discussing any potential threats to the participants in research before they take part, during the informed consent process.

Choose either Stanley Milgram's or Laud Humphreys' research and identify at least two ethical problems with the study you chose. What changes could the researcher have made to their work to avoid being unethical?

_____ is a norm in which subjects base their voluntary participation in research projects on a full understanding of the possible risks involved.

In which of the following scenarios would confidentiality be of the LEAST concern?

Social scientists agree that objectivity is necessary for research.

Once people are told that their participation in a research study is voluntary, there are no ethical problems.

It is often as important to report that two variables are unrelated as to report that they are related.

Only names, birthdates, and social security numbers are considered identifiable data.

Social scientists are totally objective in their research.

What ethical issue did Stanley Milgram's work on obedience to authority and Laud Humphreys' work on homosexual behavior have in common?

Which of the following is NOT an essential component of informed consent?

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms, Theory, and Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, Scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

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Exam 3: The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Anonymity and confidentiality are two different names for the same concept.

Which of the following techniques of data collection is MOST likely to make a guarantee of anonymity difficult?

Which of the following is NOT a potential ethical issue that Babbie cites in the area of Analysis and Reporting?

_____________ in studies of sexuality can be best accomplished by using anonymous, self-administered questionnaires or by using well-trained interviewers with sensitively worded questions.

Ethical issues are distinguished from political issues in research in that:

Political issues tend to focus on substance and the use of research.

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding university IRBs?

Which of the following does NOT harm subjects?

Debriefing entails discussing any potential threats to the participants in research before they take part, during the informed consent process.

Choose either Stanley Milgram's or Laud Humphreys' research and identify at least two ethical problems with the study you chose. What changes could the researcher have made to their work to avoid being unethical?

_____ is a norm in which subjects base their voluntary participation in research projects on a full understanding of the possible risks involved.

In which of the following scenarios would confidentiality be of the LEAST concern?

Social scientists agree that objectivity is necessary for research.

Once people are told that their participation in a research study is voluntary, there are no ethical problems.

It is often as important to report that two variables are unrelated as to report that they are related.

Only names, birthdates, and social security numbers are considered identifiable data.

Social scientists are totally objective in their research.

What ethical issue did Stanley Milgram's work on obedience to authority and Laud Humphreys' work on homosexual behavior have in common?

Which of the following is NOT an essential component of informed consent?

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms, Theory, and Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, Scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters