Exam 2: Ethics Foundations of Ethics in Research

Narrative 2-1 The Homeless Shelter Carlos,a psychologist at a local shelter for homeless individuals,makes determinations about who should get special privileges.He is working on his doctorate at the same time,and naturally considers dissertation topics that would involve people who are homeless.​ -Should Carlos decide to recruit participants from the shelter at which he works,his institutional review board is likely to be concerned about ____.

Sondra has just finished participating in an experiment that involved deception and is now being told the whole truth about what was done and why.Sondra is undergoing ____.

In a ____ study,the drug or treatment is given to large groups of people to confirm its effectiveness,monitor side effects,compare it to commonly used treatments,and collect information that will allow the drug or treatment to be used safely.

Narrative 2-1 The Homeless Shelter Carlos,a psychologist at a local shelter for homeless individuals,makes determinations about who should get special privileges.He is working on his doctorate at the same time,and naturally considers dissertation topics that would involve people who are homeless.​ -Carlos wants to make sure that any information from participant surveys is not shared with the shelter's administration to avoid potential consequences.This issue relates most strongly to ____.

Rhonda,a stem cell researcher,is found to have mislabeled graphs and photomicrographs.This can most accurately be described as ____.

Describe the goals and methods of the Tuskegee Study and the consequences for the participants involved.

The _______________ was adopted by the World Medical Association in 1964 in order to provide a set of principles to guide the practice of medical research.

Sergey is lagging behind his proposed research schedule.Desperate to demonstrate that he is making good use of federal grant money,he makes up data to present in a progress report.What behavior is Sergey demonstrating?​

How does the office of research integrity define research misconduct?​

Explain beneficence and how it relates to research ethics​.

After recent research showed that the caregivers of family members with developmental disabilities showed significant stress reduction when taught simple mindfulness techniques during everyday activities,Liese wonders whether the same might be true of the caregivers of family members with Alzheimer's disease.Liese will recruit participants from a local peer support program for caregivers but,knowing how stressful caregiving can be,worries about how she will create an ethically sound control group.Liese is most concerned with ____.

The classic "obedience study" is believed to have been the first study in which the term ____ was used.

At smaller universities,Institutional Review Boards typically review research using both humans and animals.

In a Phase III study,a drug or treatment is given to large groups of people to confirm its effectiveness,monitor side effects,compare it to commonly used treatments,and collect information that will allow the drug or treatment to be used safely​

The term _______________ means that participation should be based on fairness and not on circumstances that give researchers access to or control of a population based on status.

According to the Office of Research Integrity,_______________ involves making up data or results and recording or reporting them.

The phrase "_______________" means that the risk of harm is not greater than that experienced in everyday life situations such as typical academic or medical examinations.

In research ethics,groups who may not be fully in control of their decision making are referred to as _______________.

Fundamentally,research ethics are about doing the right thing for all involved.

What is a conflict of interest and why is it considered to be an ethical issue?