Research Methods Chapter 6 Flashcards
A process whereby consent is provided by signing a consent form
Active Consent
Keeping the identity of the participant from everyone, including the researcher
Anonymity
Agreeing to participate after being informed of all the features of the study that could affect the participant’s willingness to participate
Assent
Acting for the benefit of others
Beneficence
5 Broad Principles Used by AERA in conducting research
professional competence; integrity; professional, scientific, and scholarly responsibility; respect for people’s rights, dignity, and diversity; and social responsibility
A quotation of 40 or more words using indented format (including citation and page number)
Block Quotation
Not revealing the identity of the participant to anyone other than the researcher and his or her staff
Confidentiality
A poststudy interview in which all aspects of the study are revealed, any reasons for deception are explained, and any questions the participant has about the study are answered
Debriefing
Misleading or withholding information from the research participant
Deception
Informing study participants about any deception that was used and the reasons for its use
Dehoaxing
An ethical approach that says ethical issues must be judged on the basis of some universal code
Deontological Approach
Helping study participants deal with and eliminate any stress or other undesirable feelings that the study might have created
Desensitizing
An ethical approach that says concrete and inviolate moral codes cannot be formulated but are a matter of individual conscience
Ethical Scepticism
The principles and guidelines that help us uphold the things we value
Ethics
Studies involving no risk to participants and not requiring full IRB review
Exempt Studies
A process by which a study is rapidly reviewed by fewer members than constitute the full IRB board
Expedited Review
Review by all members of the IRB
Full Board Review
Agreeing to participate in a study after being informed of its purpose, procedures, risks, benefits, alternative procedures, and limits of confidentiality
Informed Consent
The institutional review committee that assesses the ethical acceptability of research proposals
Institutional Review Board
Doing no harm to others
Nonmaleficence
A process whereby consent is given by not returning the consent form
Passive Consent
Using words or work produced by others and presenting it as your own
Plagiarism
Having control of others’ access to information about you
Privacy
A set of principles to guide and assist researchers in conducting ethical studies
Research Ethics
Fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research or reporting research results
Research Misconduct
The document submitted to the IRB by the researcher for review
Research Protocol
Presenting one’s words as original when they have been used previously in another publication
Self-Plagiarism
Quotation of 4 or more words, but fewer than 40, around which quotation marks are used
Short Quotation
An ethical approach that says judgments of the ethics of a study depend on the consequences the study has for the research participants and the benefits that might arise from the study
Utilitarianism
