WorksheetsEthics in Science Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does 'ethics in science' mean?
Following rules and regulations in scientific experiments
Using scientific methods to study ethical principles
Applying ethical principles in scientific research
Promoting ethical behavior among scientists
What are some of the rules we need to have when working with students or other people?
Confidentiality, voluntary participation, informed consent
Minimal necessary deception, debriefing after the experiment
Withdrawal rights, right to refuse to participate
All of the above
Should the rules be different for adults and children? If so, why?
Yes, because adults have more rights than children
No, the rules should be the same for everyone
Yes, because children need more protection
No, adults and children should be treated differently
What privacy principle is this?
Participation is voluntary; participants are informed of the purpose, methods, demands and risks
Clue: Informed...
(a)
What are two criteria from the National Statement
Beneficence and Justice
Respect for human beings and participant recruitment
Confidentiality and research merit
Justice and data collection
What experimenter responsibility is this?
Only if no alternative, participants debriefed later
Deception in research
Debriefing
Informed consent
Confidentiality
What is the definition for 'Security of personal information'?
Participants can withdraw at any time and for no reason
Cannot use or disclose private information without consent
Protection against loss, unauthorised access
Clarify nature of the research; check participant well-being
What experimenter responsibility is this?
Clarify nature of the research; check participant well-being
Deception in research
Debriefing
Informed consent
Confidentiality
What are two criteria from the National Statement
Beneficence and withdrawal rights
Respect for human beings and justice
Confidentiality and research merit
Justice and data collection
What did the Little Albert experiment prove?
Humans can be operant-conditioned
Humans can be classically conditioned
Humans cannot be operant-conditioned
Humans cannot be classically conditioned
Any psychological treatment or experiment should consider the risk of possible harm to participants. This is referred to as (a) considerations
How many experimenter responsibilities are there?
3
6
5
4
How many criteria in the National Statement?
2
4
6
8
What was the Dependant Variable in your lolly snakes experiment?
Whether you are blindfolded when you taste the snakes
How many snakes you identify correctly
Identify the independent variable:
Does the time of day affect concentration level?
Concentration level
Time of day
What is an extraneous variable?
A variable other than the IV, that can cause a change in the DV
Any variable other than the IV, that is uncontrolled
A variable that when present cannot determine whether changes in the DV are due to the IV
A variable that effects the DV
Is this a null or alternate hypothesis?
Blindfolding participants will impact their ability to determine the flavour/colour of a lolly snake.
Null
Alternate
