RSMT 123 Quiz 3

Ethical research requires a commitment to:

• Avoiding all contact with participants

• Treating participants with respect and ensuring integrity in research

• Conducting research without following any guidelines

• Using personal beliefs to determine what is ethical

The term autonomy in research ethics refers to:

• The researcher’s ability to conduct studies without supervision

• Participants' right to make independent decisions regarding their participation

• The use of technology in research

• The requirement for researchers to work alone

Beneficence means:

• The ethical obligation to do good and prevent harm in research

• Avoiding working with human subjects altogether

• Allowing participants to control the research process

• Ensuring all research follows legal regulations

Which of the following is NOT an ethical principle in research?

• Integrity

• Transparency

• Exploitation

• Autonomy

Ethical research requires respect for the work of other researchers. This means:

• Citing sources properly and avoiding plagiarism

• Using any available research without crediting authors

• Claiming previous research as your own

• Ignoring previous research and focusing only on new findings

Before collecting data, researchers must:

• Force participants to join the study

• Get informed consent from participants

• Keep participants unaware of the study’s purpose

• Only ask for consent after the study is completed

Informed consent means that:

• Participants agree to the study without knowing its purpose

• Researchers do not have to explain the risks involved in participation

• Participants are fully aware of the study’s details, risks, and purpose before agreeing to participate

• The researcher decides who should participate without consulting them

When working with minors in research, ethical guidelines require:

• Ignoring parental consent if the child agrees

• Getting permission from parents or legal guardians

• Only informing minors about the study but not parents

• Using minors in research without any permission

Vulnerable populations include:

• People with high levels of education

• Minors, prisoners, and individuals with disabilities

• Only people who are willing to participate in studies

• Any group that does not use technology

If a participant wants to withdraw from a study, the researcher should:

• Convince them to stay in the study

• Respect their right to withdraw at any time

• Ignore their request and continue collecting data

• Make them sign a contract preventing withdrawal