Chapter 5 - The Ethics Of Communication Research

Question 0

Informed consent

Answer 0

Written permission by study participants prior to involvement in a study, usually required by institutional review boards to ensure voluntary participation by study participants

Question 1

Voluntary participation

Answer 1

In the context of the ethical protection of human subjects refers to a participant’s informed and prior consent to be involved in a research study

Question 2

Anonymity

Answer 2

A condition in which the researcher does not know the identity of a participant

Question 3

Confidentiality

Answer 3

A condition in which only the researcher knows the identity of given study participants

Question 4

Debriefing

Answer 4

A procedure in which study participants are informed after a study’s completion on the details of the study

Question 5

Plagiarism

Answer 5

Using someone’s ideas or words without appropriate citation