Ethical Issues in Research Quiz

What is the main ethical issue when there is a conflict between the rights of participants and the aims of research?

• Informed consent

• Deception

• Privacy and confidentiality

• Conflict of interest

How can researchers deal with the issue of informed consent?

• Use numbers instead of names

• Provide a signed consent form

• Mislead participants

• Withhold information

What is a key method to handle deception in research?

• Use numbers not names

• Debriefing and right to withdraw

• Misleading participants

• Withholding data

What should psychological or physical risk be considered as in research?

• Normal

• High

• Minimal

• Extreme

What is the right related to privacy and confidentiality in research?

• To control and protect personal data

• To share data with other researchers

• To reveal research aims

• To mislead participants

What is a pilot study used for?

• To mislead participants

• To check procedures and techniques

• To reveal research aims

• To protect personal data

In a single-blind study, who is unaware of the aims or conditions?

• The researcher

• The participants

• Both researcher and participants

• The ethics committee

In a double-blind study, who knows the aim or condition?

• Only the participants

• Only the researcher

• Neither participants nor researcher

• Both participants and researcher

What is the purpose of control groups in research?

• To mislead participants

• To serve as a comparison or baseline

• To reveal research aims

• To protect personal data

What is a method to ensure privacy and confidentiality in research?

• Use numbers instead of names

• Mislead participants

• Withhold information

• Reveal research aims