Ethical Considerations in Research

What are ethical considerations in research?

• Principles that guide research designs and practices

• Strategies to avoid data collection

• Ways to manipulate data

• Methods to increase funding

What is the purpose of voluntary participation in research?

• To collect biased data

• To force participants to join the study

• To ensure participants are free to opt in or out of the study

• To limit the number of participants

What does informed consent involve?

• Participants are kept in the dark about the study

• Participants are forced to join the study without any information

• Participants know the purpose, benefits, risks, and funding behind the study

• Participants are not given any information about the study

What does anonymity mean in research?

• You share the identities of the participants with everyone

• You don’t know the identities of the participants

• You collect personally identifiable data

• You know the identities of the participants

What is the purpose of confidentiality in research?

• To share participant information with everyone

• To keep participant information hidden from everyone else

• To sell participant information to third parties

• To collect personally identifiable data

How should potential harm be managed in research?

• It should be kept to an absolute minimum

• It should be increased for better results

• It should be maximized

• It should be ignored

What is important in results communication in research?

• Withholding of results

• Inaccurate representation of results

• Manipulation of data

• Plagiarism and research misconduct