Ethics in Research

Why do all major research studies go through the process of an institutional review board (IRB) before it is conducted?

Why do you think ensuring participant's privacy is important?

Why do you think ensuring confidentiality of paricipant information is important?

Why do you think informed consent is important?

Why do you think protection from harm is important?

Nancy is conducting a study on how couples communicate. However, she doesn't have the money to conduct laboratory tests, so she collects data in the field. To ensure that she does not violate the ethical rule of privacy, Nancy must ____.

• let the couples know that she is observing them

• always obtain informed consent from the couples

• observe couples only in public settings

• observe couples only in their own homes