Research Characteristics and Ethics Quiz

What does it mean for research to be empirical?

• Based on opinions

• Based on observations and experiments of theories

• Based on imagination

• Based on assumptions

Which characteristic ensures that research follows orderly and sequential procedures?

• Objective

• Systematic

• Analytical

• Controlled

What is the importance of maintaining honesty in research?

• To protect confidential communication

• To avoid biases

• To maintain all communication

• To fake data

What does it mean to avoid biases in research?

• To be careless

• To maintain all communication

• To avoid biases in experimental designs, data analysis, interpretation, etc.

• To avoid discrimination

Why is it important to share data, results, ideas, and tools in research?

What is the responsibility of researchers towards human subjects in research?

• To minimize risks that involve human lives, dignity, and privacy

• To avoid biases in research

• To duplicate publications

• To avoid discrimination

How does maintaining honesty in research contribute to the credibility of the findings?

• It has no impact on credibility

• It enhances the credibility of the findings

• It decreases the credibility of the findings

• It confuses the credibility of the findings

Why is it important for researchers to minimize risks for human subjects in research?

• It is not important to minimize risks

• It ensures ethical conduct in research

• It increases risks for human subjects

• It leads to biased results

What role does objectivity play in the research process?

• It introduces biases

• It ensures impartiality and fairness

• It is not relevant in research

• It leads to discrimination

How does objectivity contribute to the credibility of research findings?

• It introduces biases

• It ensures impartiality and fairness

• It is not relevant in research

• It leads to discrimination