Research Ethics

Ethical Principles 1

100

"Do no harm" is the meaning of this ethical principle.

NONMALEFICENCE

200

Explain the principle of ANONYMITY

The researcher cannot connect the names of participants with the information they provide.

300

Ethical principle holding that each individual is responsible for his/her decisions.

AUTONOMY

400

This ethical principle states that a researcher should share positive benefits of a research project with all involved.

BENEFICENCE

500

This principle states that the researcher can connect the names of research participants with the information they provide but promises to keep the connection secret.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Ethical Problems

100

This problem occurs when information about a research project is withheld from the project participant.

CONCEALMENT

200

Deliberately misleading participants in a research project is called______

DECEPTION

300

Concealment and deception occur most frequently in survey projects of THIS type.

EXPERIMENT

400

THESE situations or conditions pose ethical challenges for people who use the Internet to conduct research.

Answers vary. Examples: 1. Search engines can be used to trace the sources of long quotes, which would otherwise be confidential. 2. It may be difficult to obtain written consent forms from subjects. 3. Participant minors may lie about their age.

500

According to both the American Psychological Association's (APA) code of ethics and the American Sociological Association's guidelines for research, researchers who use deception in their experiments should "debrief" subjects, but only after the results have been published. True or False?

FALSE

Ethical Principles 2

100

This ethical guideline states that participants in a research project should have the basic facts of the project revealed to them before they make a decision to participate in a research.

INFORMED CONSENT

200

This principle holds that all people should be treated equally

JUSTICE

300

Professionals should hold themselves accountable for accomplishing what they say they will do for the people who pay them. True or False?

True. Accountability is important in relationships between practitioners and their clients or employers.

400

This ethical system weighs potential benefits of a decision against potential harm.

Utilitarianism

500

There is a growing body of research on PR ethics issues by communication scholars that underscores the importance of ethical conduct to public relations practitioners. True or False?

True