Question 1

In a later article, Baumrind (1985) dismissed the value of the self-reported "lack of harm" of subjects who had been willing to participate in the Milgram obedience to authority experiment-and noted that 16% did not endorse the statement that they were "glad" they had participated in the experiment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Because individuals under the supervision of a correctional system are under constraints that could affect their ability to voluntarily consent to participate in research, ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   they are never allowed to participate in research
B)   there are also special protections for these populations
C)   they must be considered an available population for research for the greater good
D)   the use of incentives to participate is encouragedE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

The necessary starting point for ethical research practice is ______.

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A)   achieving reliable results
B)   achieving valid results
C)   deciding what population to research
D)   deciding who we should studyE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Code of Ethics sets forth ethical standards for members that are more specific than federal guidelines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following types of research creates few ethical problems?

Accepted Answer

A)   survey
B)   experiment
C)   descriptive
D)   explanatoryE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

The ______ was passed by Congress in 1996 and created stricter regulations for the protection of health care data.

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A)   Health Care Data Protection Act (HCDP
A)  
B)   Health Care Provider Regulations Act (HCPR
A)  
C)   Participant Data Act (PD
A)  
D)   Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPA
A)  E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Social scientists who conduct research on behalf of specific organizations may face additional difficulties ______.

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A)   when the organization, instead of the researcher, controls the final report and the publicity it receives
B)   if organizational leaders welcome the research
C)   whenever there is a negotiated contract for the research
D)   when the researcher is in complete control of the researchE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

A passive consent procedure is where ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   students can participate as long as their parents do not return a form indicating their lack of consent
B)   both the parent and student assent to participation
C)   neither the student nor parent is asked whether they would like to participate, but are allowed to participate passively
D)   students are allowed to participate since parents return a form indicating their assentE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

The institutional body that reviews proposed research involving human subjects is called the Belmont Reporting Commission.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Philip Zimbardo (2008) himself decided that his Stanford Prison Experiment was unethical because it violated the first two of these principles: participants "did suffer considerable anguish . . . ."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Why have some IRBs allowed both Milgram's obedience experiment and Zimbardo's prison experiment to be replicated? What, if any, additional human subject protections were required?

Accepted Answer

A few IRBs have allowed both Milgram's o...

Question 12

What famous prison simulation raised questions about the ethical treatment of subjects?

Accepted Answer

A)   Harvard University Jail Study
B)   Milgram's obedience Study
C)   Stanford Prison Study
D)   Humphreys Tearoom TradeE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

What does the ACJS Code of Ethics say about the treatment of human subjects in research?

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The ACJS Code of Ethics standards concer...

Question 14

IRB stands for ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Important Reviewing Benefits
B)   Incipient Review Board
C)   Intrepid Review Board
D)   Institutional Review BoardE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 15

The extent to which ethical issues present methodological challenges for researchers varies dramatically with the type of research design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Describe the process of gaining consent to conduct research involving children as participants.

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The process and even possibility of obta...

Question 17

Because of the difficulty of simulating real-world stresses and dilemmas in a laboratory setting, deception can be a critical component of many experiments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Formal procedures regarding the protection of research participants emerged ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   after the US Public Health Service research at the Tuskegee regarding the 'natural course' of syphilis came to light
B)   around the time of the Civil War
C)   after revelations from the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials exposed horrific medical experiments
D)   from the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human SubjectsE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Sherman (1992)  explicitly cautioned police departments not to adopt mandatory arrest policies based solely on the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   say-so of their partners
B)   knowledge that persons had been arrested previously
C)   common understanding that arrests would prove to be useful
D)   results of the Minneapolis experimentE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

To promote adequate review of ethical issues, the regulations require that IRBs include ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   seven members, all from the researcher's institution
B)   at least five members, with at least one nonscientist and one from outside the institution
C)   three members, from different institutions
D)   at least four members, from similar backgrounds as the researcherE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 3: Ethical Guidelines for Research

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A passive consent procedure is where ______.

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To promote adequate review of ethical issues, the regulations require that IRBs include ______.

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Because of the difficulty of simulating real-world stresses and dilemmas in a laboratory setting, deception can be a critical component of many experiments.

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What famous prison simulation raised questions about the ethical treatment of subjects?

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Because individuals under the supervision of a correctional system are under constraints that could affect their ability to voluntarily consent to participate in research, ______.

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Philip Zimbardo (2008) himself decided that his Stanford Prison Experiment was unethical because it violated the first two of these principles: participants "did suffer considerable anguish . . . ."

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Why have some IRBs allowed both Milgram's obedience experiment and Zimbardo's prison experiment to be replicated? What, if any, additional human subject protections were required?

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What does the ACJS Code of Ethics say about the treatment of human subjects in research?

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Sherman (1992) explicitly cautioned police departments not to adopt mandatory arrest policies based solely on the ______.

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The institutional body that reviews proposed research involving human subjects is called the Belmont Reporting Commission.

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The extent to which ethical issues present methodological challenges for researchers varies dramatically with the type of research design.

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Which of the following types of research creates few ethical problems?

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IRB stands for ______.

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Formal procedures regarding the protection of research participants emerged ______.

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The necessary starting point for ethical research practice is ______.

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The ______ was passed by Congress in 1996 and created stricter regulations for the protection of health care data.

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The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Code of Ethics sets forth ethical standards for members that are more specific than federal guidelines.

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Social scientists who conduct research on behalf of specific organizations may face additional difficulties ______.

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Describe the process of gaining consent to conduct research involving children as participants.

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