Ethical Considerations in Research

What is the primary purpose of ethical reporting in research?

• To make findings look better

• To ensure credibility and integrity

• To speed up the publication process

• To attract more funding

What does 'honesty in data reporting' involve?

• Sharing only positive results

• Falsifying data to fit a hypothesis

• Reporting findings without fabrication or omission

• Ignoring unexpected results

Which of the following is an example of unethical reporting?

• Acknowledging all contributors

• Manipulating data to fit a theory

• Sharing anonymised datasets

• Reporting study limitations

What is the role of peer review in research?

• To criticise researchers

• To determine funding for universities

• To ensure the findings are valid and reliable before publication

• To plagiarise new studies

Which of these is an ethical consideration when sharing research data?

• Ignoring privacy concerns

• Sharing only with authorised researchers

• Making all raw data public, regardless of confidentiality

• Keeping all data private

Peer review ensures that published research is free of all bias.

• True

• False

Data fabrication is an ethical practice in scientific reporting.

• True

• False

Acknowledging contributors helps maintain integrity in research reporting.

• True

• False

It is ethical to use participants' identifiable data without their permission if the research benefits society.

• True

• False

Transparency in reporting research helps other scientists replicate the study.

• True

• False