WorksheetsPractical Research Chapter 2 -Ethics (Leedy and Ellis) Global Ed
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 30mins
Based on this video and ethics as discussed in Chapter 2 - respond to (1) What was unethical about this experiment? (2) Could it have been an ethical experiment? If yes - how. If not - why not.
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
using a padrino system
Confidentiality of a participant is best exemplified in which of the following actions?
Asking the participant to write his or her name in the questionnaire
Not mentioning his or her name in the Participants of the Study section
Introducing himself or herself in an interview
Taking his or her picture and placing it in the appendix
Is this a case of plagiarism?
In Athena's assignment, she carefully expressed the ideas of the author and wrote the author's name.
YES
NO
The researcher may use recorders, videos, pictures secretly to ensure transparency of respondents answer.
True
False
Respondents may refuse to participate.
True
False
Researchers may create data in favor of a group or certain individual.
True
False
A 'consent' form is...
a special concert ticket.
an official permission.
researcher's guidelines.
What is an ethical consideration?
making sure you research does not cause harm or offence
when people are different colours
making sure your research causes harm or offence
when you are polite to people
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
What is confidentiality?
Not putting someones name on their research
need for researchers to tell people that they are being studied
Need for researchers not to publish personal details of respondents
To only research people that you know
The purpose of ethical guidelines in research is to
Ensure that the participants are safe
Enable ethical deception
To ensure participants are paid for their time
Ensure the study get valid results
When written informed consent is obtained, participants must be told________of the experiment
The aim and hypothesis
The method and pay rate
The nature and purpose
Method and outcome
Does a reason have to be given to withdraw from a study?
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
________ is provided before the study begins, in the form of a signature on a detailed form explaining the study the participant will take part in
Code of ethics
Right to withdraw
Debriefing
Informed consent
If the participants feel unhappy for any reason with the research after the de-briefing, what must they be given
Informed consent
Anonymity
The right to withdraw their data
Payment
When is it best to remind participants of their 'right to withdraw'
Before the study has started
After the study is complete
During the study
Before, during and after the study has taken place
