ETHICS

Identify the correct guidelines of conducting research with children:

• Informed consent of parents or of those legally designated caretakers is required for participants defined as minor

• Researchers do not present themselves as diagnosticians

  or counselors in reporting the results to parents or report

  information given by a child in confidence.

• Consent of teacher or group leader who supervise children, if the research takes place in school

• Children may never be coerced into participation in a study.

If the research conducted has the potential of improving the life of 1000 people or more, ethical guidelines don't need to be followed

• False

• True

Select the correct statements. The researcher-participant agreement:

• Clarifies the obligation and responsibilities of each

• Honors all promises and commitments included in the agreement

• Informs the participant of some aspects of the research

• Protects the researcher in case of wrongdoings by his research team

Once the researcher-participant agreement has been signed, the participant must follow through the agreed contract even if he wishes to drop out of the study.

• True

• False

The researcher protects all participants from:

• physical discomfort

• mental discomfort

• economic discomfort

• school work-related stress

Every university has their own ethical standards.

• True

• False

Select the guidelines that apply to the use of deception in research.

• Whenever possible, a researcher should conduct the study using methods that do not require deception.

• Researcher should determine whether the use of deception is justified by the prospective study’s scientific, educational, or applied value.

• Researcher must ensure that they provide the participants with sufficient explanation as soon as possible.

Ethics can be defined as:

• A process of reasoning in terms of the right thing to do.

• Rules governing society.

• The basis of the criminal code.

• A list of rights and wrongs.

Integrity and transparency are fundamental:

• Issues in business.

• Requirements in research.

• Ethical principles in research.

• Methodologies in research.

A guarantee of confidentiality is:

• A guarantee that some information will remain confidential and will not be disclosed.

• Always required by proper ethical standards in research.

• Essential for every participant in a research project.

• Only given under duress.