Question 1

What is ethical behaviour regarding the use of deception in social research?

Accepted Answer

A) Deception is always forbidden;it should never be used under any conditions whatsoever. 
B) Deception can be used anytime a researcher feels he or she can learn more by using it,so long as the subjects have given their &ldquo;informed consent.&rdquo; 
C) Deception can be used anytime a researcher feels he or she would learn more by using it,but only if the researcher afterward &ldquo;debriefs&rdquo;the subjects,telling them about the deception. 
D) Deception can only be used if it is necessary for a specific research purpose,only to the minimal degree required for that purpose,and subjects should give informed consent before participating and be debriefed immediately afterward. 
E) Deception can only be used when one is working with &ldquo;special populations,&rdquo;during which time debriefing is optional. 
A) Deception is always forbidden;it should never be used under any conditions whatsoever. 
B) Deception can be used anytime a researcher feels he or she can learn more by using it,so long as the subjects have given their &ldquo;informed consent.&rdquo; 
C) Deception can be used anytime a researcher feels he or she would learn more by using it,but only if the researcher afterward &ldquo;debriefs&rdquo;the subjects,telling them about the deception. 
D) Deception can only be used if it is necessary for a specific research purpose,only to the minimal degree required for that purpose,and subjects should give informed consent before participating and be debriefed immediately afterward. 
E) Deception can only be used when one is working with &ldquo;special populations,&rdquo;during which time debriefing is optional.

Question 2

Define the following:principle of voluntary consent

Accepted Answer

The idea that researchers must

Question 3

Define the following:special populations

Accepted Answer

People who lack the necessary

Question 4

Why is there a special concern with anonymity and confidentiality when a researcher studies "captive" populations like prisoners?

Accepted Answer

A) Gatekeepers,or those in positions of authority,may restrict access unless they receive information on subjects. 
B) Pseudonyms or false names cannot be used for prisoners. 
C) Researchers are legally obligated to tell the police about what they have learned from the subjects. 
D) All of the above are reasons for special concern. 
E) None of the above are reasons for special concern. 
A) Gatekeepers,or those in positions of authority,may restrict access unless they receive information on subjects. 
B) Pseudonyms or false names cannot be used for prisoners. 
C) Researchers are legally obligated to tell the police about what they have learned from the subjects. 
D) All of the above are reasons for special concern. 
E) None of the above are reasons for special concern.

Question 5

Which of the following terms is used to describe situations where communities develop skepticism towards research after having been "researched to death" without sharing in any of the benefits of the research?

Accepted Answer

A) Research victimization 
B) Knowledge exploitation 
C) Parasitic research 
D) Research fatigue 
E) Research exhaustion 
A) Research victimization 
B) Knowledge exploitation 
C) Parasitic research 
D) Research fatigue 
E) Research exhaustion

Question 6

Define the following:high-risk populations

Accepted Answer

Groups of people who are especially susc

Question 7

Chad Hunt is a graduate student who studies the ways people use social assistance.Chad grew up hearing news reports and dinner table conversations about how welfare recipients are typically lazy people who abuse the system even though they can and should work.The data Chad collects indicates that the majority of people on social assistance are hard-working persons who have been displaced by economic restructuring.Chad believes his data does not accurately depict the truth of the matter,so he falsifies documents to make it appear as though abuse of social assistance is common.What offence has Chad committed?

Accepted Answer

A) Research fraud 
B) Data reconfiguration 
C) Plagiarism 
D) Breaking confidentiality 
E) Breaking anonymity 
A) Research fraud 
B) Data reconfiguration 
C) Plagiarism 
D) Breaking confidentiality 
E) Breaking anonymity

Question 8

It is NOT ethical for a sponsor to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) A school district wants a study of students,but demands that a researcher report findings showing an improvement in student scores during the past five years. 
B) A supervisor requires prior review of questionnaire items to make some of them &ldquo;leading&rdquo;to make certain that the company looks good. 
C) A government agency that paid for a study suppresses findings that indicate that it has not enforced a law it is supposed to and has been an overall failure. 
D) A political party calls people for telephone interviews on opinions,but is really identifying potential financial contributors.It hides the true sponsor of a study by using a made-up name of a research company. 
E) All of the above. 
A) A school district wants a study of students,but demands that a researcher report findings showing an improvement in student scores during the past five years. 
B) A supervisor requires prior review of questionnaire items to make some of them &ldquo;leading&rdquo;to make certain that the company looks good. 
C) A government agency that paid for a study suppresses findings that indicate that it has not enforced a law it is supposed to and has been an overall failure. 
D) A political party calls people for telephone interviews on opinions,but is really identifying potential financial contributors.It hides the true sponsor of a study by using a made-up name of a research company. 
E) All of the above.

Question 9

Define the following:Tri-Council Policy Statement on the Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans

Accepted Answer

A statement of guidelines,rules,and regu

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the groups identified by the Tri-Council Policy Statement as "special populations"?

Accepted Answer

A) Persons with limited mental capacity 
B) Persons with familial and professional ties to the researcher 
C) Persons in subservient power positions in a potential research study 
D) Persons belonging to groups with a history of expression and exploitation 
E) None of the above 
A) Persons with limited mental capacity 
B) Persons with familial and professional ties to the researcher 
C) Persons in subservient power positions in a potential research study 
D) Persons belonging to groups with a history of expression and exploitation 
E) None of the above

Question 11

Describe the difference between anonymity and confidentiality.

Accepted Answer

Anonymity means that people remain anony

Question 12

Define the following:anonymity

Accepted Answer

Research participant

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT one of the best forms of preparation suggested by your text?

Accepted Answer

A) Adopt a serious professional role 
B) Do not accept assistance from funding agencies 
C) Internalize a sensitivity to ethical concerns 
D) Interact regularly with other researchers 
E) None of the above 
A) Adopt a serious professional role 
B) Do not accept assistance from funding agencies 
C) Internalize a sensitivity to ethical concerns 
D) Interact regularly with other researchers 
E) None of the above

Question 14

Professor Bernard Bellyache said,"Before I go any further,I have to run this research design past the REB." What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A) Professor Bellyache needs to get money to conduct the research project and must go to the Internal Revenue Board to get it. 
B) Professor Bellyache needs to get an ok from a local committee who checks for ethical concerns in research dealing with people. 
C) Professor Bellyache does not have academic freedom and must get permission to do anything. 
D) Professor Bellyache has to go to Ottawa to talk with the national lobbying organization for social science researchers. 
E) Professor Bellyache is conducting a research project like the &ldquo;Bad Blood&rdquo;study,so he must let health officials know he won&rsquo;t contaminate anyone. 
A) Professor Bellyache needs to get money to conduct the research project and must go to the Internal Revenue Board to get it. 
B) Professor Bellyache needs to get an ok from a local committee who checks for ethical concerns in research dealing with people. 
C) Professor Bellyache does not have academic freedom and must get permission to do anything. 
D) Professor Bellyache has to go to Ottawa to talk with the national lobbying organization for social science researchers. 
E) Professor Bellyache is conducting a research project like the &ldquo;Bad Blood&rdquo;study,so he must let health officials know he won&rsquo;t contaminate anyone.

Question 15

Define the following:ethics

Accepted Answer

Ethics include the concerns,dilemmas,and

Question 16

What ethical issue was NOT raised by the famous "Tearoom Trade" study by Laud Humphries on homosexuals?

Accepted Answer

A) Covert observation without informed consent 
B) Protecting the research subjects from legal jeopardy 
C) Protecting the privacy of respondents and confidentiality of data 
D) The use of deception or lying to subjects 
E) All of the above were involved. 
A) Covert observation without informed consent 
B) Protecting the research subjects from legal jeopardy 
C) Protecting the privacy of respondents and confidentiality of data 
D) The use of deception or lying to subjects 
E) All of the above were involved.

Question 17

Define the following:physical harm

Accepted Answer

Researchers should never cause participa

Question 18

Identify three major cases in the history of research ethics and describe the basic principles of ethical research they illustrate.

Accepted Answer

Stanley Milgram&rsquo;s obedience study

Question 19

Define the following:plagiarism

Accepted Answer

When a researcher &ldquo;steal

Question 20

Describe what a whistle-blower is in social research settings,and what pressures a whistle-blower might feel to keep quiet or go public.

Accepted Answer

A whistle-blower is a person who sees et

What is ethical behaviour regarding the use of deception in social research?

Define the following:principle of voluntary consent

Define the following:special populations

Why is there a special concern with anonymity and confidentiality when a researcher studies "captive" populations like prisoners?

Which of the following terms is used to describe situations where communities develop skepticism towards research after having been "researched to death" without sharing in any of the benefits of the research?

Define the following:high-risk populations

It is NOT ethical for a sponsor to do which of the following?

Define the following:Tri-Council Policy Statement on the Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans

Which of the following is NOT one of the groups identified by the Tri-Council Policy Statement as "special populations"?

Describe the difference between anonymity and confidentiality.

Define the following:anonymity

Which of the following is NOT one of the best forms of preparation suggested by your text?

Professor Bernard Bellyache said,"Before I go any further,I have to run this research design past the REB." What does this mean?

Define the following:ethics

What ethical issue was NOT raised by the famous "Tearoom Trade" study by Laud Humphries on homosexuals?

Define the following:physical harm

Identify three major cases in the history of research ethics and describe the basic principles of ethical research they illustrate.

Define the following:plagiarism

Describe what a whistle-blower is in social research settings,and what pressures a whistle-blower might feel to keep quiet or go public.

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

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Exam 3: Ethics in Social Research

What is ethical behaviour regarding the use of deception in social research?

Define the following:principle of voluntary consent

Define the following:special populations

Why is there a special concern with anonymity and confidentiality when a researcher studies "captive" populations like prisoners?

Which of the following terms is used to describe situations where communities develop skepticism towards research after having been "researched to death" without sharing in any of the benefits of the research?

Define the following:high-risk populations

It is NOT ethical for a sponsor to do which of the following?

Define the following:Tri-Council Policy Statement on the Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans

Which of the following is NOT one of the groups identified by the Tri-Council Policy Statement as "special populations"?

Describe the difference between anonymity and confidentiality.

Define the following:anonymity

Which of the following is NOT one of the best forms of preparation suggested by your text?

Professor Bernard Bellyache said,"Before I go any further,I have to run this research design past the REB." What does this mean?

Define the following:ethics

What ethical issue was NOT raised by the famous "Tearoom Trade" study by Laud Humphries on homosexuals?

Define the following:physical harm

Identify three major cases in the history of research ethics and describe the basic principles of ethical research they illustrate.

Define the following:plagiarism

Describe what a whistle-blower is in social research settings,and what pressures a whistle-blower might feel to keep quiet or go public.

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

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