Question 1

Debriefing is particularly helpful in responding to which ethical issue?

Accepted Answer

A) confidentiality 
B) voluntary participation 
C) analysis and reporting 
D) deception 
E) informed consent 
A) confidentiality 
B) voluntary participation 
C) analysis and reporting 
D) deception 
E) informed consent

Question 2

Daniel is conducting research and,when finishing his manuscript,realizes that his findings are skewed due to a problem with data collection.He chooses to just not mention this in his discussion and conclusion.He has committed the ethical violation of:

Accepted Answer

A) reporting. 
B) confidentiality. 
C) anonymity. 
D) no harm to participants. 
E) voluntary participation. 
A) reporting. 
B) confidentiality. 
C) anonymity. 
D) no harm to participants. 
E) voluntary participation.

Question 3

Sally,a conflict theorist,and Ralph,a structural functionalist,decide to set their personal values and views to the side for the duration of a joint research project.By setting aside their personal values and views they are most clearly trying to

Accepted Answer

A) avoid harming subjects. 
B) behave ethically. 
C) maximize any political findings. 
D) enhance their intersubjectivity. 
E) assure their right to privacy. 
A) avoid harming subjects. 
B) behave ethically. 
C) maximize any political findings. 
D) enhance their intersubjectivity. 
E) assure their right to privacy.

Question 4

Debbie did an experiment and was particularly concerned that her subjects base their voluntary participation on a full understanding of the possible risks involved.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) a code of ethics. 
B) an Institutional Review Board. 
C) informed consent. 
D) deception. 
E) confidentiality. 
A) a code of ethics. 
B) an Institutional Review Board. 
C) informed consent. 
D) deception. 
E) confidentiality.

Question 5

The main ethical issue in Laud Humphreys' study of homosexuals was

Accepted Answer

A) inaccurate reporting of results. 
B) anonymity. 
C) deception. 
D) confidentiality. 
E) the topic itself. 
A) inaccurate reporting of results. 
B) anonymity. 
C) deception. 
D) confidentiality. 
E) the topic itself.

Question 6

Ethical obligations to one's colleagues in the scientific community

Accepted Answer

A) require that technical shortcomings and failures of the study be revealed. 
B) encourage researchers to ignore negative findings. 
C) encourage researchers to describe their findings as the product of a carefully preplanned analytical strategy. 
D) require researchers to report only the positive discoveries. 
E) encourage researchers to insert their personal views into the research 
A) require that technical shortcomings and failures of the study be revealed. 
B) encourage researchers to ignore negative findings. 
C) encourage researchers to describe their findings as the product of a carefully preplanned analytical strategy. 
D) require researchers to report only the positive discoveries. 
E) encourage researchers to insert their personal views into the research

Question 7

As a scientific enterprise,science attempts to achieve the equivalent of objectivity through intersubjectivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The controversial study that proposed that lower IQ scores by African Americans were the result of biological differences was performed by

Accepted Answer

A) James Coleman. 
B) Arthur Jensen. 
C) Alfred Kinsey. 
D) Edward O. Laumann. 
E) Jesse Helms. 
A) James Coleman. 
B) Arthur Jensen. 
C) Alfred Kinsey. 
D) Edward O. Laumann. 
E) Jesse Helms.

Question 9

The need for norms against harming research subjects has dramatized in part by horrendous violations by __________ researchers.

Accepted Answer

A) social science 
B) political 
C) sexual 
D) medical 
E) academic 
A) social science 
B) political 
C) sexual 
D) medical 
E) academic

Question 10

Ethics in social research

Accepted Answer

A) is defined as general agreements shared by researchers as to what is proper and improper in the conduct of scientific inquiry. 
B) may stem from religious, political, and pragmatic sources among others. 
C) may vary from one social research community to another. 
D) may vary from one point in time to another. 
E) all of these choices are correct. 
A) is defined as general agreements shared by researchers as to what is proper and improper in the conduct of scientific inquiry. 
B) may stem from religious, political, and pragmatic sources among others. 
C) may vary from one social research community to another. 
D) may vary from one point in time to another. 
E) all of these choices are correct.

Question 11

Chen is conducting research in which she will not be meeting face to face with any subjects,just existing files.She therefore does not need to submit information to her Institutional Review Board

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Professor Johnson is conducting a study of the drinking behaviors of college students.She intends to follow the students throughout their college career,beginning with her introductory class.The survey is a graded part of the midterm and final exams that she gives.The students are given informed consent forms to sign,and the professor assures confidentiality.What ethical problem is present in her project?

Accepted Answer

A)  no harm to participants. 
B)  voluntary participation. 
C)  value-free reports of data. 
D)  deception. 
E)  value placed on anonymity. 
A)  no harm to participants. 
B)  voluntary participation. 
C)  value-free reports of data. 
D)  deception. 
E)  value placed on anonymity.

Question 13

What should have Laud Humphrey have done in his "Trouble in the Tearoom" study to uphold ethical standards?

Accepted Answer

A) debriefed subjects 
B) allowed subjects to decline to be studied 
C) remained nonpolitical 
D) promised confidentiality 
E) revealed his identity 
A) debriefed subjects 
B) allowed subjects to decline to be studied 
C) remained nonpolitical 
D) promised confidentiality 
E) revealed his identity

Question 14

Which of the following could potentially be harmful to subjects?

Accepted Answer

A) responding about everyday behavior 
B) asking them to sign an informed consent form 
C) asking them to identify their deviant behavior 
D) ensuring their anonymity in the final report 
E) debriefing them about their participation afterwards 
A) responding about everyday behavior 
B) asking them to sign an informed consent form 
C) asking them to identify their deviant behavior 
D) ensuring their anonymity in the final report 
E) debriefing them about their participation afterwards

Question 15

It is always unethical to deceive subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Only very controversial research topics,like race relations and abortion,are affected by issues of objectivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What was the major ethical concern that plagued Zimbardo's Prison Experiment?

Accepted Answer

A) privacy 
B) confidentiality 
C) political 
D) psychological harm to subjects 
E) debriefing 
A) privacy 
B) confidentiality 
C) political 
D) psychological harm to subjects 
E) debriefing

Question 18

Josephine is a student at Consolidated Community College and is planning to do a study on how eating disorders affect academic performance.Who must review her research before it can be done?

Accepted Answer

A) the federal government 
B) the state government 
C) the American Sociological Association 
D) the Institutional Review Board 
E) coworkers 
A) the federal government 
B) the state government 
C) the American Sociological Association 
D) the Institutional Review Board 
E) coworkers

Question 19

The ethical issues are readily apparent in research projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Are there situations in which a researcher is justified in deceiving subjects? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

There are some situations in which a res

Debriefing is particularly helpful in responding to which ethical issue?

Daniel is conducting research and,when finishing his manuscript,realizes that his findings are skewed due to a problem with data collection.He chooses to just not mention this in his discussion and conclusion.He has committed the ethical violation of:

Sally,a conflict theorist,and Ralph,a structural functionalist,decide to set their personal values and views to the side for the duration of a joint research project.By setting aside their personal values and views they are most clearly trying to

Debbie did an experiment and was particularly concerned that her subjects base their voluntary participation on a full understanding of the possible risks involved.This is an example of:

The main ethical issue in Laud Humphreys' study of homosexuals was

Ethical obligations to one's colleagues in the scientific community

As a scientific enterprise,science attempts to achieve the equivalent of objectivity through intersubjectivity.

The controversial study that proposed that lower IQ scores by African Americans were the result of biological differences was performed by

The need for norms against harming research subjects has dramatized in part by horrendous violations by __________ researchers.

Ethics in social research

Chen is conducting research in which she will not be meeting face to face with any subjects,just existing files.She therefore does not need to submit information to her Institutional Review Board

What should have Laud Humphrey have done in his "Trouble in the Tearoom" study to uphold ethical standards?

Which of the following could potentially be harmful to subjects?

It is always unethical to deceive subjects.

Only very controversial research topics,like race relations and abortion,are affected by issues of objectivity.

What was the major ethical concern that plagued Zimbardo's Prison Experiment?

Josephine is a student at Consolidated Community College and is planning to do a study on how eating disorders affect academic performance.Who must review her research before it can be done?

The ethical issues are readily apparent in research projects.

Are there situations in which a researcher is justified in deceiving subjects? Explain your answer.

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

Debriefing is particularly helpful in responding to which ethical issue?

Daniel is conducting research and,when finishing his manuscript,realizes that his findings are skewed due to a problem with data collection.He chooses to just not mention this in his discussion and conclusion.He has committed the ethical violation of:

Sally,a conflict theorist,and Ralph,a structural functionalist,decide to set their personal values and views to the side for the duration of a joint research project.By setting aside their personal values and views they are most clearly trying to

Debbie did an experiment and was particularly concerned that her subjects base their voluntary participation on a full understanding of the possible risks involved.This is an example of:

The main ethical issue in Laud Humphreys' study of homosexuals was

Ethical obligations to one's colleagues in the scientific community

As a scientific enterprise,science attempts to achieve the equivalent of objectivity through intersubjectivity.

The controversial study that proposed that lower IQ scores by African Americans were the result of biological differences was performed by

The need for norms against harming research subjects has dramatized in part by horrendous violations by __________ researchers.

Ethics in social research

Chen is conducting research in which she will not be meeting face to face with any subjects,just existing files.She therefore does not need to submit information to her Institutional Review Board

What should have Laud Humphrey have done in his "Trouble in the Tearoom" study to uphold ethical standards?

Which of the following could potentially be harmful to subjects?

It is always unethical to deceive subjects.

Only very controversial research topics,like race relations and abortion,are affected by issues of objectivity.

What was the major ethical concern that plagued Zimbardo's Prison Experiment?

Josephine is a student at Consolidated Community College and is planning to do a study on how eating disorders affect academic performance.Who must review her research before it can be done?

The ethical issues are readily apparent in research projects.

Are there situations in which a researcher is justified in deceiving subjects? Explain your answer.

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