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WorksheetsAP Research Ethics Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Any participants to any research activity must not be forced to take part in the study.
Voluntary Participation
Informed Consent
Risk of Harm
Social Responsibility
Informed consent for a participant is best exemplified in which of the following actions?
talking to him or her privately
surprising him or her with a questionnaire
writing him or her a letter
sending a WeChat
What is informed consent?
when people involved in your research are told
when people involved in your research are not told
when people involved in your research are paid
when people involved in your research are not paid
What is anonymity?
Not telling someone you are researching them
Keeping someone’s identity secret.
Not putting your name on your research
Telling all of the names
All of the above
Does a reason have to be given to withdraw from a study?
Yes
No
Is it ok to talk about your findings with people that are interested in the results
Yes
No
I carry out research on chemical weapons. I test some chemicals on people. It burns their skin and leaves permanent scarring. Which ethical research rule have I not respected?
informed consent
cause no harm
right to withdraw
confidentiality
deceptive practices
Once participants have started the research study they cannot withdraw unless the researcher gives permission.
True
False
Depending on the situation, if it is government-funded research, it's not possible to leave the study.
Who typically makes decisions and has the final say about research ethics issues?
Ethical Committees
DAA or school administration
Individual Researchers
None of the above
An IRB should safeguard the rights, safety, and well-being of all trial subjects
True
False
This cites factors or variables that are not included and the boundary in terms of time frame, the number of subjects, participants, or respondents who are excluded.
Scope of the Study
Delimitation of the Study
Limitation of the Study
Scope and Delimitation of the Study
The purpose of ethical guidelines are
To ensure participants are safe
To ensure participants are paid for their time
To ensure the study gets valid responses
To ensure researchers do what they like
What part of the introduction of a research paper sets the boundaries and parameters of the study?
Parametric Limits
Study Area Coverage
Scope and Delimitation
Limitation of the study
Which of these are non-negotiables when conducting research?
voluntary participation
informed consent
anonymity
confidentiality
All of the above
Manipulating by changing, omitting, or adding data
falsification
fabrication
plagiarism
photo manipulation
Owning someone else's work without giving appropriate credit.
falsification
fabrication
plagiarism
photo manipulation
Making up results and reporting them as real data
falsification
fabrication
plagiarism
photo manipulation
_______________________can roughly be understood to means "of research participants in mind." The principle of __________________ is behind efforts by researchers to minimize risks to participants and maximize benefits to participants and society
non-maleficence
non-biased
benefice
ethical consideration
Non-maleficence means:
Do little harm
Do not harm
Do maximal harm
Hurt Dean
Procrastination (best choice) means
The action of delaying or postponing something
Spending time in the dark playground
Doing something in a timely fashion and ignoring the playful monkey
Panicking!
