Social Research Methods Chapter 3 Exam

Social Research Methods Chapter 3 Exam              IRBs work to ensure that the agency doing the research is protected against lawsuits bu human subjects. o False Which of the following techniques of data collection is MOST likely to make a guarantee of anonymity difÏcult? o Face-to-face interviews Debriefing entails discussing any potential threats to the participants in research before they take part, during the informed consent process. o False The PRIMARY ethical research issue raised by the Milgram study was: o The effects of the methods on the teacher. It is often as important to report that two variables are unrelated as to report that they are related. o True Everyone agrees that Tom’s research does NOT inflict physical harm on subjects. Tom is pleased by this conclusion because it means that he no longer has to be concerned with the issue of harm to subjects. o False When names are removed from questionnaires and are replaced with identification numbers so that only the researcher can later link a response to a particular name, the researcher should tell the respondent that the information is: o Confidential ______ is a norm in which subjects base their voluntary participation in research projects on a full understanding of the possible risks involved. o Informed consent Theo is excited because he received a grant from the National Institute of Health to conduct his study. As an undergraduate student he is exempt from bringing his research before his school’s IRB. o False Weber called the lack of intrusion of the researcher’s own political position on reseach: o Value-free sociology Any agency wishing to receive federal funds for research must establish an institutional review board (IRB). o True Social scientists are totally objective in their research. o False Once people are told that their participation in a research study is voluntary, there are no ethical problems. o False             Ethical obligations to one’s colleagues in the scientific community: o Require that technical shortcomings and failures of the study be revealed. At the conclusion of his research project, Fred interviews his research subjects to discover whether they have problems because of their participation in the research project. Fred is engaged in the debriefing process. o True Which of the following is NOT an essential component of informed consent? o A statement that once they begin participation, they cannot quit Professor Smith decides to track the dating behaviors of college students throughout their college careers. She decides to begin her research using her introductory class. After explaining the study, she assures students that their responses will be kept confidential. The students complete her survey during class. Her research most clearly impinges on: o Voluntary participation In which of the following scenarios would confidentiality be of the LEAST concern? o Secondary data analysis Social scientists agree that objectivity is necessary for research. o False Only names, birthdates, and social security numbers are considered identifiable data. o False Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding university IRBs? o IRBs must review all research. Only experimental research and face-to-face interviews are subject to ethical concerns. o False Ethical issues are distinguished from political issues in research in that: o There are no formal codes of accepted political conduct whereas there are codes of ethical conduct. Political issues tend to focus on substance and the use of research. o True Anonymity and confidentiality are two different names for the same concept. o False