Moral Foundations of Ethical Research
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According to the chapter, what is the definition of ethics?
View answer and explanationThe framework for thinking about ethical issues in psychological research presented in Table 3.1 involves how many general moral principles?
View answer and explanationThe ethical framework described in the chapter suggests that a thorough consideration of ethics must take into account how moral principles apply to three specific groups of people. Which of the following is NOT one of those groups?
View answer and explanationAccording to the principle of 'Weighing Risks Against Benefits', what is considered a potential risk to the scientific community?
View answer and explanationIn Stanley Milgram's original study on obedience, what was the surprising result?
View answer and explanationIn the context of research ethics, what is a 'confederate'?
View answer and explanationThe principle of 'Acting Responsibly and With Integrity' promotes trust, which is essential. What specific ethical issue that can conflict with this principle is highlighted in the chapter?
View answer and explanationThe Tuskegee syphilis study is used as a tragic example of a violation of which moral principle?
View answer and explanationIn the Tuskegee syphilis study, what were the participants, who were poor African American men, told they were being treated for?
View answer and explanationWhat fundamental concept, related to respecting people's autonomy, requires researchers to obtain and document a person's agreement to participate in a study after informing them of all relevant details?
View answer and explanationWhat is the difference between confidentiality and anonymity in research?
View answer and explanationWhy is ethical conflict in psychological research considered unavoidable according to the chapter?
View answer and explanationIn Milgram's 1963 study on obedience, out of 40 subjects, how many showed definite signs of nervous laughter and smiling?
View answer and explanationThe Tuskegee syphilis study was conducted by the US Public Health Service over a period of many years. The study began in 1932 and was discontinued in what year?
View answer and explanationWhich moral principle is most directly concerned with carrying out research in a thorough and competent manner, meeting professional obligations, and being truthful?
View answer and explanationThe research that mistakenly linked the MMR vaccine to autism resulted in harm to society because it led to...
View answer and explanationAccording to the principle of Seeking Justice, if a new psychotherapy tested in a study proves to be effective, what would be a fair action regarding the control group that received no treatment?
View answer and explanationWhat does the chapter state is a person's 'right to decide what information about them is shared with others'?
View answer and explanationIn the 'personal space' study conducted in a public men's room, how did the researchers justify their controversial methods?
View answer and explanationWhat is the term for a participant's right to make their own choices and take their own actions free from coercion?
View answer and explanationHow did the Tuskegee syphilis study continue to violate ethical principles even after penicillin became the standard treatment for syphilis in the 1940s?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following is NOT listed as a potential benefit for research participants?
View answer and explanationWhat does the chapter suggest is the main reason it is not always easy to weigh the risks of research against its benefits?
View answer and explanationIn Milgram's own description of his obedience study, what severe reaction was observed in three of the forty subjects?
View answer and explanationThe principle of Respecting People’s Rights and Dignity was violated in the Tuskegee study because participants did not give true informed consent. Why was their consent not considered 'true'?
View answer and explanationWhat does the chapter state is the point of dealing with ethical conflict in responsible and constructive ways?
View answer and explanationThe framework for thinking about research ethics adapted from the American Psychological Association (APA) Ethics Code applies four moral principles to how many distinct groups of people affected by the research?
View answer and explanationIn what decade did the Tuskegee Syphilis Study begin?
View answer and explanationWhat was the primary ethical conflict in Stanley Milgram's obedience study?
View answer and explanationHow did journalists and activists play a role in the Tuskegee syphilis study?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following principles from the ethical framework most directly addresses the fair distribution of risks and benefits across different groups in society?
View answer and explanationThe idea that being completely truthful with research participants can make it difficult or impossible to conduct scientifically valid studies is an example of what?
View answer and explanationWhat did Milgram do to debrief his participants after the obedience study?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following is NOT one of the four general moral principles represented in the framework for thinking about ethical issues?
View answer and explanationAn agreement not to disclose a participant's personal information without their consent is the definition of what ethical practice?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, a risk to science is that if a research question is uninteresting or a study is poorly designed, then the time, money, and effort spent on that research could have been spent on what?
View answer and explanationHow many years passed between the start of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study (1932) and the formal apology by President Bill Clinton (1997)?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following actions best exemplifies the moral principle of 'Seeking Justice' at a broader societal level?
View answer and explanationWhat does the chapter imply about competent and well-meaning researchers regarding ethical conflicts?
View answer and explanationIn the 'Was It Worth It?' text box about Milgram's study, one participant was described by an observer as being reduced to what within 20 minutes?
View answer and explanationWhich action is a fundamental violation of the principle of 'Acting Responsibly and With Integrity'?
View answer and explanationThe chapter mentions the study on 'personal space' in a men's room was criticized by some as an 'unjustified assault on human dignity.' This criticism directly relates to which of the four moral principles?
View answer and explanationWhat is the term for the condition where a participant's name and other personally identifiable information is not collected at all?
View answer and explanationHow many general moral principles are outlined in the ethical framework described in the chapter?
View answer and explanationWhen President Bill Clinton formally apologized for the Tuskegee Syphilis Study in 1997, how many years had passed since the study ended?
View answer and explanationA study that involves deceiving participants and then subjecting them to physical harm would be a clear violation of which ethical principle?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following describes a risk primarily to 'society' rather than to 'research participants' or 'science'?
View answer and explanationWhat is the minimum number of groups a research project's ethics must be considered in relation to, according to the framework in Table 3.1?
View answer and explanationThe feeling of satisfaction from contributing to scientific knowledge is listed as a potential benefit for which group?
View answer and explanationIn the case of Milgram's study, had participants been told they might be 'reduced to a twitching, stuttering wreck,' it is likely many would not have agreed to participate. This highlights a failure to obtain true...
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