Exam 9: Before You Begin
What is the main purpose of a research proposal?
To communicate your research plan to others who have a stake in what you are doing; to propose to do research.
Of the following, which is the most likely reason for why a research proposal gets turned down by an IRB or funding source?
B
Create an artwork in response to an ethical issue in your proposed study and share your reflection on it with others.
For my proposed study, I would create an artwork in response to the ethical issue of animal testing in scientific research. My artwork would depict a powerful image of a caged animal with a distressed expression, surrounded by test tubes and scientific equipment. The artwork would aim to evoke empathy and raise awareness about the ethical implications of using animals for research purposes.
In creating this artwork, I would reflect on the ethical considerations of using animals in scientific experiments. I would consider the suffering and harm inflicted on these animals, as well as the potential alternatives and ethical guidelines that could be implemented to minimize their use. I would also reflect on the importance of ethical decision-making in research and the responsibility of researchers to consider the welfare of all living beings involved in their studies.
By sharing my artwork and reflection with others, I hope to spark meaningful conversations about the ethical issues in scientific research and encourage others to consider the impact of their work on animals and society as a whole. I believe that art has the power to provoke thought and inspire change, and I hope that my artwork and reflection will contribute to a greater awareness and consideration of ethical issues in research.
Name the basic principle of ethical research in each of the following research study examples:
a. Protecting vulnerable populations from emotional risks involved in your research
b. Maintaining anonymity by changing the names and other identifying details of
participants
c. Determining whether the risks involved outweigh the benefits to society
d. Securing consent from the parent of a minor who will participate in the study
e. Negotiating what will be done with the results and who will benefit from their
dissemination
f. Not withholding information that may alter whether a participant will give
consent
g. Allowing participants to keep the artworks created from a study
h. Securing signed consent forms before exhibiting client artworks
An art therapist proposes an outcomes study to measure the impact of art therapy on a community that has just experienced a devastating flood. Participants are children in temporary housing. The art therapist is concerned that the experimental group receiving four weeks of art therapy will benefit to a greater degree than the control group participants, who are just as much in need but who will not receive art therapy. How should the researcher address this ethical problem?
As a general rule, how much literature should you include in a research proposal?
Which of the following examples would be considered "research" under the U.S. federal law and would be subjected to IRB review?
Under what circumstances could signing a consent form fail to protect a participant?
Write an imaginary letter to the families of your research participants, explaining why you would like to involve their family members in your study and the assurances you can give that they will be treated with respect and that no harm will come to them
Put yourself in the role of a member of an IRB reviewing your proposal. What are the main questions that would concern you about the study you propose? What arguments might you raise about the adequacy of your design?
The Koyukon people say, "Everything around us is aware of what we are doing." How does this integrity principle affect a researcher's ethical conduct?
Create a self-portrait that illustrates your moral and ethical values that guide your work as an art therapist. Then create a portrait of (or artwork about) your clients that reflects your ethical obligations to them in your study.
Identify an ethical problem associated with your research study. Ask yourself, "Could I live with this?" and if not, "Why does it bother me?" Reflect on what is required to resolve the ethical problem to the extent possible.
What are the main concerns that an Institutional Review Board (IRB) brings to its review of a research proposal?
Write a mini-proposal for a favorite movie about a journey of discovery. For example, in The Lord of the Rings, how would the protagonist Frodo have presented his plans to an IRB?
What are the 4 goals that a research proposal should deliver to its readers?
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