3: Research Ethics

What is the branch of philosophy that is concerned with morality?

• Autonomy

• Ethics

• Confidentiality

• Beneficence

What is a helper of a researcher who pretends to be a real participant in a study called?

• Confederate

• Protocol

• Deception

• IRB

What is a person's right to make their own choices and take their own actions free from coercion called?

• Privacy

• Justice

• Autonomy

• Respect for Persons

What does informed consent mean in research?

• Obtaining participants' agreement without informing them

• Obtaining participants' agreement after informing them of everything that might affect their decision

• Obtaining participants' agreement without any documentation

• Obtaining participants' agreement without their consent

What is an agreement not to disclose participants' personal information without their consent or some appropriate legal authorization called?

• Confidentiality

• Deception

• Beneficence

• Respect for Persons

When is a participant's name and other personally identifiable information not collected at all?

• Confidentiality

• Anonymity

• Privacy

• Justice

What is the importance of conducting research in a way that distributes risks and benefits fairly across different groups at a societal level called?

• Justice

• Autonomy

• Beneficence

• Respect for Persons

What is the Belmont Report principle that emphasizes the need for participants to exercise autonomy and protection for those with reduced autonomy?

• Justice

• Autonomy

• Respect for Persons

• Beneficence

What underscores the importance of maximizing the benefits of research while minimizing harms to participants and society?

• Confidentiality

• Beneficence

• Privacy

• Anonymity

What is a set of laws based on the Belmont Report that apply to research conducted, supported, or regulated by the federal government called?

• Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects

• IRB

• Debriefing

• Exempt Research