Chapter 6 - Ethics

Question 1

Two Parts of Research Ethics

Answer 1

Risk and Honesty

Question 2

5 Types of Research Dishonesty

Answer 2

• Data fabrication
• Plagiarism
• Misleading one’s audience
• Selective data manipulation
• Selective Results Presentation

Question 3

2 Types of Selective Data Manipulation

Answer 3

Harking - hypothesizing after results are known

P-Hacking - dropping variables to obtain significant results

Question 4

3 Types of Risk

Answer 4

• Self-knowledge (that you wouldn’t help someone in need for example)
• Continual consent
• Confidentiality

Question 5

3 Types of Selective Results Presentation

Answer 5

• Cherry Picking
• Selective Omission
• Data snooping (stopping mid-way through cause you got right results)

Question 6

Three Core Principles of the Triannual Testicle Festival

Answer 6

• Justice
• Respect for persons
• Concern for welfare

Question 7

Informed Consent and Right to Withdraw… Expand

Answer 7

• Voluntary consent – truly has the ability, must consider undue influence (power relationships), must consider with respect to incentives
   When incentives are involved, they shouldn’t be too great that they create a disregard for risk
  o Right to withdraw
   Discontinue whenever you want, must be informed of this right
   Social pressures of being rude, power dynamics
  o Capacity to Consent
   If they are unable to determine whether it’s in their best interests
  • Child, those with mental impairments
   But you also want to include them in research, so sometimes third parties do the job
  • But the child has the right to dissent, either through direct or indirect communication
  o Consent and Public Figures
   In the case where there are powerful individuals, as long as you provide them with enough information about research, you don’t necessarily have to consent

Question 8

4 Things on Aboriginal Research

Answer 8

Engagement
Benefit
Cultural Awareness
Capacity Building

Question 9

Privacy and Confidentiality and the Data Process

Answer 9

Data Collection
Data Analysis
Dissemination 
Data Storage
Data Disporal

Question 10

Reason for Confidentiality

Answer 10

o Non-disclosure essential to relationship
o Public interest in protecting identity
o Relationship fostered for public good
o Confidence of non-disclosure

Question 11

Research Integrity and Record Keeping

Answer 11

o Research documentation
 Replication
 Verification
People need to be able to replicate and verify your findings.

Question 12

Knowledge Mobilization

Answer 12

A term used to describe the practical social application of research