Communication Research: Asking Questions, Finding Answers, 5e (Keyton)
Chapter 3 Research Ethics
1) Beneficence is achieved when:
A) researchers’ rights are protected.
B) the results of a research project benefit the public.
C) the well-being of research participants is protected.
D) research risks are taken into consideration in the designing of a project.
E) none of the above.
2) Respect for persons is achieved when:
A) research participants are treated as capable of making decisions for themselves.
B) researchers take extra steps to protect those participants who are not capable of making their
own decisions.
C) participants voluntarily participate in the research project.
D) participants agree to participate after being given a description of the project and their
involvement.
E) all of the above.
3) Justice is achieved when:
A) other researchers agree that your project was adequately planned.
B) the research team finds the results they hypothesized.
C) the research team publishes their research results.
D) all participants are treated as equal and benefit from participating in the study.
E) individuals who want to participate in a research project are chosen to participate.
4) An institutional review board, or human subjects review committee, can make which of the
following decisions?
A) Approve the research proposal.
B) Require changes in the research proposal.
C) Deny the research proposal.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.
5) Informed consent is:
A) when participants voluntarily agree to participate in your research project.
B) when participants voluntarily agree to participate in your research project after being given
basic information about the research process.
C) explaining the research procedure to individuals before they are chosen to participate in your
research project.
D) the letter researchers send to participants asking them to participate in the research project.
E) the form participants sign after they have participated in the research project.
6) Audio recording and video recording can be used in data collection if:
A) participants consent to be recorded.
B) participants know what is to be recorded.
C) participants know how the recording is being made.
D) the researcher protects the confidentiality of participants who are recorded.
E) All of the above.
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Match the following terms and the descriptions:
A) physical harm
B) debriefing
C) anonymity
D) psychological harm
E) confederate
F) confidentiality
G) deception
7) Has the potential to occur when researchers explore sensitive topics, or use methods in which
participants re-live negative situations
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8) A person who pretends to be participating in the research project but is really helping the
researcher with the conditions of the study
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9) Purposely and necessarily misleading participants so they are ignorant about the purpose of the
research study
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10) Opportunity for researcher to explain the purpose of the study and expected results
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11) Overly invasive physical procedures
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12) Information or data the participant provides is controlled by the researcher so others do not
have access to it
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13) Information that can identify participants are not attached to the data
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14) The best time to consider the ethical standards for conducting research is in the planning of the
research process.
15) There is one agreed-upon and published set of ethical standards and practices for conducting
communication research.
16) Research sponsors and universities can differ to which ethical standards are required. Before
collecting any data, researchers should check with their institution (and sponsor, if applicable) to
determine which standards must be followed and which approvals are needed.
17) Informed consent creates obligations and responsibilities for the researcher.
18) When an individual refuses to participate, ethical guidelines suggest that researchers try other
persuasive techniques to encourage participation.
19) Because it is more difficult for researchers using qualitative methods to completely plan their
research process, they are allowed to avoid informed consent procedures.
20) Regardless of who prepares the research report, the researcher is responsible for the accuracy
of data contained in the report.
21) Explain why ethical standards for conducting research would change with respect to changes
in scientific practices and in response to collecting data from new locations.
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22) Give examples of the two broad ethical responsibilities all researchers share.
23) Identify five questions researchers should ask and answer during the design of their research
projects.
24) Explain the ethical responsibilities of research participants.
25) Describe five of the elements that must be contained in informed consent.
26) Explain how the “public” and “private” nature of communication affects the requirement for
informed consent for qualitative research projects.
27) Describe the steps a researcher could take to create anonymity for research participants.
28) Explain why plagiarism is an ethical concern to which researchers must attend.