Question 1

Research projects using anonymous surveys sent to participants are exempt from IRB approval.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Informed consent combines the principles of voluntary participation and no harm to subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A researcher employs face-to-face interviews to measure drug use among high school students.The researcher guarantees to keep the identity of the respondents a secret.The researcher is promising the subjects

Accepted Answer

A) anonymity. 
B) protection. 
C) confidentiality. 
D) security. 
E) deception. 
A) anonymity. 
B) protection. 
C) confidentiality. 
D) security. 
E) deception.

Question 4

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 5

Regarding the reporting of study shortcomings,researchers should:

Accepted Answer

A) tell readers about the shortcomings. 
B) include them only in oral presentations. 
C) make it look like there were not any shortcomings in the study. 
D) explain why the shortcoming were really no big deal. 
E) treat it no differently than any other study. 
A) tell readers about the shortcomings. 
B) include them only in oral presentations. 
C) make it look like there were not any shortcomings in the study. 
D) explain why the shortcoming were really no big deal. 
E) treat it no differently than any other study.

Question 6

Debriefing is useful for all social research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When names are removed from questionnaires and are replaced with identification numbers so that only the researcher can later link a response to a particular name,the researcher should tell the respondent that the information is

Accepted Answer

A) anonymous. 
B) confidential. 
C) anonymous and confidential. 
D) harmless. 
E) safe. 
A) anonymous. 
B) confidential. 
C) anonymous and confidential. 
D) harmless. 
E) safe.

Question 8

The most problematic element of Laud Humphrey's homosexuality study was:

Accepted Answer

A) conducting the research in a public location. 
B) the controversial topic. 
C) tracking subjects and visiting their home under false pretenses. 
D) not identifying himself as a researcher. 
E) not conducting a debriefing with participants. 
A) conducting the research in a public location. 
B) the controversial topic. 
C) tracking subjects and visiting their home under false pretenses. 
D) not identifying himself as a researcher. 
E) not conducting a debriefing with participants.

Question 9

The ethical issue of voluntary participation is most closely related to which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) analysis and reporting 
B) deception 
C) anonymity 
D) informed consent 
E) IRB boards 
A) analysis and reporting 
B) deception 
C) anonymity 
D) informed consent 
E) IRB boards

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the four main claims Babbie makes regarding the link between politics and social research?

Accepted Answer

A) Science is not untouched by politics. 
B) Science does proceed in the midst of political controversy and hostility. 
C) Scientists should look to politicians for research projects. 
D) Awareness of ideological considerations enriches social research. 
E) Researchers can participate in public debates, expressing both their scientific expertise and personal values. 
A) Science is not untouched by politics. 
B) Science does proceed in the midst of political controversy and hostility. 
C) Scientists should look to politicians for research projects. 
D) Awareness of ideological considerations enriches social research. 
E) Researchers can participate in public debates, expressing both their scientific expertise and personal values.

Question 11

The distinction between the ethics and politics of social research is that

Accepted Answer

A) politics deals mostly with the methods employed while ethics deals mostly with the substance and use of research. 
B) politics has an established code of conduct while ethics does not. 
C) politics is more important. 
D) ethics deals mostly with the methods employed while politics deals mostly with the substance and use of research. 
E) the ideology is different. 
A) politics deals mostly with the methods employed while ethics deals mostly with the substance and use of research. 
B) politics has an established code of conduct while ethics does not. 
C) politics is more important. 
D) ethics deals mostly with the methods employed while politics deals mostly with the substance and use of research. 
E) the ideology is different.

Question 12

Bernetta did a study in which she,the researcher,could not identify a given response with a given respondent.She employed:

Accepted Answer

A) anonymity. 
B) deception. 
C) value free research. 
D) confidentiality. 
E) informed consent. 
A) anonymity. 
B) deception. 
C) value free research. 
D) confidentiality. 
E) informed consent.

Question 13

It is easy to be aware of possible factors that could harm subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Research projects using anonymous surveys sent to participants are exempt from IRB approval.

Informed consent combines the principles of voluntary participation and no harm to subjects.

A researcher employs face-to-face interviews to measure drug use among high school students.The researcher guarantees to keep the identity of the respondents a secret.The researcher is promising the subjects

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

Regarding the reporting of study shortcomings,researchers should:

Debriefing is useful for all social research.

When names are removed from questionnaires and are replaced with identification numbers so that only the researcher can later link a response to a particular name,the researcher should tell the respondent that the information is

The most problematic element of Laud Humphrey's homosexuality study was:

The ethical issue of voluntary participation is most closely related to which one of the following?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four main claims Babbie makes regarding the link between politics and social research?

The distinction between the ethics and politics of social research is that

Bernetta did a study in which she,the researcher,could not identify a given response with a given respondent.She employed:

It is easy to be aware of possible factors that could harm subjects.

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

Research projects using anonymous surveys sent to participants are exempt from IRB approval.

Informed consent combines the principles of voluntary participation and no harm to subjects.

A researcher employs face-to-face interviews to measure drug use among high school students.The researcher guarantees to keep the identity of the respondents a secret.The researcher is promising the subjects

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

Regarding the reporting of study shortcomings,researchers should:

Debriefing is useful for all social research.

When names are removed from questionnaires and are replaced with identification numbers so that only the researcher can later link a response to a particular name,the researcher should tell the respondent that the information is

The most problematic element of Laud Humphrey's homosexuality study was:

The ethical issue of voluntary participation is most closely related to which one of the following?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four main claims Babbie makes regarding the link between politics and social research?

The distinction between the ethics and politics of social research is that

Bernetta did a study in which she,the researcher,could not identify a given response with a given respondent.She employed:

It is easy to be aware of possible factors that could harm subjects.

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