Test 1- Ethics

Question 1

Why are ethics important? (4)

Answer 1

1. You will be in a position of authority
2. To protect humans from harm
3. To make sure statistics are not misleading anyone
4. To eliminate personal opinions and bias

Question 2

Ethics def

Answer 2

The study of moral values and rules, what is considered right or wrong

Question 3

Rights of human subjects (4 important)

Answer 3

1. Voluntary participation: Participants should be allowed to accept/reject being a part, at any point through the study
2. Informed consent: Informing a participant of all relevant aspects of a study and obtaining their consent to participate in a study
3. Anonymous: When you can not match up data with the respondent
4. Confidential: You can match up a respondent with their data but are committed to not revealing the info publicly

Question 4

Institutional Review Board

Answer 4

A group that an organization sets up to review all of it’s research
Only goal is to ensure participants are not harmed