DATA GATHERING/ ETHICAL AND UNETHICAL RESEARCH PRACTICES

1. 1. Participants must be fully informed about the research, its purpose, procedures, risks, and benefits, and they should voluntarily agree to participate.

• ETHICAL

• UNETHICAL

2. 2. Researchers must protect participants' personal information and maintain their privacy.

• ETHICAL

• UNETHICAL

3. 3. The principle of "do no harm" guides ethical research, ensuring that participants are not exposed to unnecessary risks.

• ETHICAL

• UNETHICAL

4. 4. The research should aim to benefit individuals, groups, or society.

• ETHICAL

• UNETHICAL

5. 5. Researchers must report findings honestly and accurately without fabricating or manipulating data.

• ETHICAL

• UNETHICAL

6. 6. Treating participants with dignity and ensuring their autonomy is maintained, including the right to withdraw from the study at any time.

• ETHICAL

• UNETHICAL

7. 7. Researchers should be transparent in their methods, intentions, and funding sources and be accountable for their research processes and outcomes.

• ETHICAL

• UNETHICAL

8. 8. Misleading participants without a valid reason or without proper debriefing is unethical

• ETHICAL

• UNETHICAL

9. 9. Altering or inventing data to fit a desired outcome undermines research integrity.

• ETHICAL

• UNETHICAL

10. 10. Presenting others’ work or ideas as one’s own without proper acknowledgment.

• ETHICAL

• UNETHICAL