MRS300T - Chapter 2

Ethics in research refers to the application of moral rules or codes of conduct during the planning, conducting and _______ of research.

• Development

• Designing

• Application

• Reporting

Which of the following is NOT an objective of research ethics?

• To protect participants

• To guarantee that the research process is conducted in a way that serves the interests of the participants

• To ensure the ethical soundness of research process

• To ensure that data is collected very quickly and simple

Which right of the research client should TUT use if it wants to conduct research however does not want students to know that the questions are about online application system?

• Sponsor non-disclosure

• Purpose non-disclosure

• Findings non-disclosure

• Research non-disclosure

Which right of the research client should TUT use if it wants to conduct research regarding the online application system however does not want students to know that it's their university management collecting data? Instead, students will be informed that UNISA, UP and UJ are doing research.

• Sponsor non-disclosure

• Purpose non-disclosure

• Findings non-disclosure

• Research non-disclosure

Which research ethics regarding treatment of research participants are researchers considering when they provide information and the button 'I agree' in an online survey before respondents starts to answer questions.

• Confidentiality

• Informed consent

• Access

• Debriefing

• Privacy

Which research ethics regarding treatment of research participants are researchers considering when they label each completed questionnaire as numbers and remove any information that could identify respondents such as names, address or cell number.

• Confidentiality

• Informed consent

• Access

• Debriefing

• Privacy

Which research ethics regarding treatment of research participants are researchers violating when they punish students that do not complete a questionnaire by reducing their test marks?

• Confidentiality

• Informed consent

• Access

• Debriefing

• Privacy