1. Research Methods: Concepts and Connections First Edition
Michael Passer
Research Methods: Concepts and Connections First Edition
Chapter 3:
Conducting Ethical Research
Clicker Questions
Questions by Melissa Terlecki, Cabrini College
© 2013 by Worth Publishers

2. Chapter 3 Ethics are NOT concerned with:
how scientists manipulate and measure variables.
the coercion of participants.
safeguarding confidentiality.
verification of experimental hypotheses.

3. Chapter 3 (Answer) Ethics are NOT concerned with:
how scientists manipulate and measure variables.
the coercion of participants.
safeguarding confidentiality.
verification of experimental hypotheses.

4. Chapter 3
2. Which involved the unethical experimentation on Nazi concentration camp inmates?
the Nuremberg Code
the Belmont Report
the Tuskegee Syphilis Study
The Common Rule

5. Chapter (Answer)
2. Which involved the unethical experimentation on Nazi concentration camp inmates?
the Nuremberg Code
the Belmont Report
the Tuskegee Syphilis Study
The Common Rule

6. Chapter 3
3. Which current American Psychological Association (APA) ethics code states that psychologists should be honest and truthful?
beneficence and nonmaleficence
fidelity and responsibility
integrity
justice

7. Chapter (Answer)
3. Which current American Psychological Association (APA) ethics code states that psychologists should be honest and truthful?
beneficence and nonmaleficence
fidelity and responsibility
integrity
justice

8. Chapter 3 4. APA ethics codes:
offer precise recipes for making all the moral decisions a researcher might confront.
have broad language that produces ambiguity.
guarantee that all psychologists follow the codes.
ensure zero risk (potential harm).

9. Chapter 3 (Answer) 4. APA ethics codes:
offer precise recipes for making all the moral decisions a researcher might confront.
have broad language that produces ambiguity.
guarantee that all psychologists follow the codes.
ensure zero risk (potential harm).

10. Chapter 3 5. Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) do NOT:
include at least five members from varying backgrounds.
review research for ethical standards.
indicate that no research is exempt from review.
indicate that some research qualifies for expedited review.

11. Chapter 3 (Answer) 5. Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) do NOT:
include at least five members from varying backgrounds.
review research for ethical standards.
indicate that no research is exempt from review.
indicate that some research qualifies for expedited review.

12. Chapter 3
6. The probability and magnitude of harm or discomfort in research cannot be greater than those encountered in daily life or routine exams/tests. This is called:
minimal risk.
risk/benefit ratio.
at risk.
risk of social harm.

13. Chapter (Answer)
6. The probability and magnitude of harm or discomfort in research cannot be greater than those encountered in daily life or routine exams/tests. This is called:
minimal risk.
risk/benefit ratio.
at risk.
risk of social harm.

14. Chapter 3
7. Which type of harm concerns anonymity and confidentiality?
physical harm
psychological harm
social harm and loss of privacy
economic or legal harm

15. Chapter (Answer)
7. Which type of harm concerns anonymity and confidentiality?
physical harm
psychological harm
social harm and loss of privacy
economic or legal harm

16. Chapter 3
8. Which challenge to research ethics involves a participant being unable to comprehend the complete details of a research study but may provide evidence of being willing to agree to participate in a study?
incidental finding
subjectivity of risk assessment
informed consent
assent

17. Chapter (Answer)
8. Which challenge to research ethics involves a participant being unable to comprehend the complete details of a research study but may provide evidence of being willing to agree to participate in a study?
incidental finding
subjectivity of risk assessment
informed consent
assent

18. Chapter 3
9. Which component of deception involves an accomplice of the investigator who is trained to act in a certain way?
debriefing
confederate
contamination
cover story

19. Chapter (Answer)
9. Which component of deception involves an accomplice of the investigator who is trained to act in a certain way?
debriefing
confederate
contamination
cover story

20. Chapter 3 principle of justice
10. Which APA Ethics Code is NOT violated by deception?
principle of justice
principle of respect for people’s rights and dignity
principle of integrity
principle of beneficence and nonmaleficence

21. Chapter 3 (Answer) principle of justice
10. Which APA Ethics Code is NOT violated by deception?
principle of justice
principle of respect for people’s rights and dignity
principle of integrity
principle of beneficence and nonmaleficence

22. Chapter 3
11. Which is NOT a reason comparative and experimental psychologists study animals?
animals typically mature and pass through the life cycle more quickly than humans.
background noise can be more easily controlled.
some conditions cannot be ethically investigated in humans.
animals have no ethical rights.

23. Chapter (Answer)
11. Which is NOT a reason comparative and experimental psychologists study animals?
animals typically mature and pass through the life cycle more quickly than humans.
background noise can be more easily controlled.
some conditions cannot be ethically investigated in humans.
animals have no ethical rights.

24. Chapter 3
12. Which ethical position argues all sentient beings have moral standing, but not necessarily equal standing?
inherent-rights perspective
pro-use perspective
utilitarian perspective
animal-rights activism

25. Chapter (Answer)
12. Which ethical position argues all sentient beings have moral standing, but not necessarily equal standing?
inherent-rights perspective
pro-use perspective
utilitarian perspective
animal-rights activism

26. Chapter 3
13. Which specifically addresses the research use of warm-blooded vertebrates, excluding mice, rats, and birds?
Animal Welfare Act
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

27. Chapter (Answer)
13. Which specifically addresses the research use of warm-blooded vertebrates, excluding mice, rats, and birds?
Animal Welfare Act
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

28. Chapter 3 14. Which is NOT one of the Three Rs of ethical standards?
Regulation
Reduction
Refinement
Replacement

29. Chapter (Answer)
14. Which is NOT one of the Three Rs of ethical standards?
Regulation
Reduction
Refinement
Replacement

30. Chapter 3 15. Which is NOT a questionable research practice (QRP)?
fabricating or falsifying data
plagiarism
making false or deceptive statements
dropping “bad” data

31. Chapter (Answer)
15. Which is NOT a questionable research practice (QRP)?
fabricating or falsifying data
plagiarism
making false or deceptive statements
dropping “bad” data