Exam 3: Ethical Issues

What are several ways a researcher could increase success of debriefing for studies conducted over the Internet?

The doctrine that established principles for ethical research, especially that subjects must voluntarily consent to participate, is the _______.

Researchers may be led to breach the code of ethics when ________.

The research project that tested the tendency to obey authority figures even when orders are directly against one's ethical code through the imaginary use of electric shock is the ______________.

The doctrine that was created to protect citizens from large private corporations and federal institutions and from the release of potentially erroneous information and records is the _____________.

Explain several reasons why it is difficult to define risk and ethics in qualitative research.

The mandate that limited access to official records identifying an individual and prohibited release of personal information to anyone else without the written consent of the individual is the ____________.

An overt researcher role in which the researcher remains immersed in the population studied for a long period of time, watching and recording the activities of group members without engaging in them, is ____________.

Which example is NOT a reason that social scientists sometimes question the existence of IRBs?

Describe the potential problems that can be created if IRBs discourage research of certain topics due to disproportionate risk.

What are some of the criteria for an IRB's members, and what guidelines are left fuzzy or unspecified?

How might a researcher go about obtaining active or passive consent for studies conducted on the Internet?

Social scientists have an ethical obligation to the population they study because _______.

The research project that observed individuals infected with syphilis for over 40 years and actively sought to keep the existence of the treatment from the participants is the _______.

What are some examples of an IRB overstepping its boundaries?

The research project that used electroshock, LSD, hypnosis, and other drugs with the goal of determining how to obtain knowledge from subjects without their awareness of the researcher obtaining it is the __________.

When a researcher announces his/her role and intentions to study the subjects it is called ________.

A researcher wishes to study behavior in a kindergarten classroom. The researcher sends home permission slips to parents informing them of the study being conducted, with a statement asking parents to return a signed permission form for the child to participate. The research includes only children for whom the signed permission form is received. This is an example of _____.

A researcher who reveals his or her identity and goals to a population risks that people will alter their behaviors for the simple fact that they know they are being studied. This is called __________.

Researchers who believe they have a scientific right to study any group, even if the group is not interested in being studied to further scientific knowledge, adhere to the ________ perspective.