Ethical concepts and guidelines Quiz

Match the following ethical guidelines with a way they can be ensured by researchers

• Obtaining consent for participation

• Right to withdraw

• Using decpetion only when necessary

• Debriefing

• Offering support to address harm caused

• Confidentiality

• Making participant data anonymous

• Proper use of deception

• Giving participants freedom to withdraw

• Informed consent

Which of the following is an ethical guideline that must be followed BEFORE a study begins?

• Debriefing

• Informed consent

• Withdrawl rights

• Confidentiality

Answering questions that participants have at the end of a study is a part of which ethical guideline?

• Informed consent

• Use of deception

• Debriefing

• Withdrawl rights

True or False: If a participant in a study wishes to withdraw, the experimenter can offer them an additional payment to convince them to stay

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of debriefing?

• Outlining the possibility that deception may be used on a consent form

• Ensuring that there are no negative consequences given to participants if they do not wish to participate

• Informing participants about any deception used after the study ends

• Obtaining consent from parents or legal guardians when a participant is under 18

A researcher designs an experiment that requires participants to be decieved as to the nature of the experiment. Which of these is NOT an ethical responsibility of the researcher?

• Ensure deception is only being used because there is not a suitable alternative

• Outline that deception may be used in the study on the participants' consent form

• Fully explain any deception used at the end of the study

• Only deceive particpants who are above the age of 18

Link the ethical concepts below with related considerations a researcher must make

• Do the study's benefits outweigh risks?

• Beneficence

• Does the reseach design minimise harm?

• Non-maleficence

• Are points of view farily considered?

• Integrity

• Are the results reported honestly?

• Respect

• Is participant welfare maintained?

• Justice

Select all the ethical CONCEPTS below

• Justice

• Confidentiality

• Respect

• Beneficence

Select all the ethical GUIDELINES below

• Integrity

• Withdrawl rights

• Voluntary participation

• Debriefing

A research proposal is rejected because it does not meet the standard for the ethical concept of INTEGRITY. What might need to be changed about the study for it to be accepted?

• The benefits that the research might have

• The level of harm that participants might be exposed to

• How truthfully the results will be reported

• How the research respects participants' personal beliefs and cultures