SOCW 238 Ch. 3

In which of the following circumstances is debriefing a required part of the research process?

• In research studies involving humans as participants

• In research studies that guarantee confidentiality

• In research studies where participants experience psychological harm

• In research studies where participants are misled about details of the study

• In research studies where the level of harm to participants is moderate to severe

The overarching value of the Tri-Council Policy Statement can best be described as which of the following?

• Respect for human and animal welfare

• Respect for ethical conduct

• Respect for human dignity

• Respect for the intellectual community

• Concern for welfare

When students complete course evaluations, they do not provide their names. This way when the instructor receives the feedback, individual responses can never be linked back to the students who made them. This illustrates which of the following?

•    Anonymity

•   Confidentiality

• Debriefing

• Beneficence

•    Impossible to say

Consideration for the overall distribution of benefits versus burdens to research participants refers to _____, whereas equal concern and respect for all research participants is referred to as _____.

• Justice; equity

• Fairness; justice

• Fairness; equity

• Justice; fairness

•   Equity; fairness

    Signing an informed consent form is the same as signing a waiver where a person absolves all others of blame.

• True

• False

Minimizing the potential for harm to research participants includes not only physical but also mental, emotional, and psychological forms of harm

• True

• False

Which of the following is a moral principle stressing the importance of people being treated as “autonomous agents”?

• Respect for persons

• Beneficence

• Fair compensation

• Justice

• social responsibility in the distribution of harm versus benefits

Which of the following terms best describes regard for the general personal safety and well-being of research participants?

• Respect for persons

• Justice

• Fair compensation

• Beneficence

• Social responsibility

Stanley Milgram’s famous study has been criticized for which of the following?

• Inducing psychological harm in “teachers”

• Not allowing participants to quit the study

• The unethical use of medical resources

• A and B

• All of the above

Informed consent

• Is usually obtained with a written consent form

• . Is a process where potential participants are provided with all relevant details of a study needed to make a knowledgeable judgment about whether to participate in it

• Clearly establishes the voluntary nature of participation

• Is compromised if a potential participant lacks the capacity to understand the risks and benefits of a study

• All of the above