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Chapter 6 Multiple choice questions
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Chapter 6 Multiple choice questions
Ethics in business research
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What are some of the frequent frustrations in writing or reading about research ethics?
Writers differ over what is ethically acceptable.
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The same debates are rehearsed over decades.
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Cases of ethical violation tend to be linked with certain research methods.
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All of the above.
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Which of the following ideas is
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Anything goes
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Principled relativism
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The end justifies the means
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No choice
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How many categories of ethical principles do Diener and Crandell refer to?
Three: harm to students; lack of informed consent; invasion of privacy on social media.
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Four: harm to participants; lack of informed consent; invasion of privacy; involvement of deception
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Two: ethical and unethical
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Two: right and wrong
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Which of the following is a form of harm that might be suffered by research participants?
Physical injury
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Stress and anxiety
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Impaired development
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All of the above
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Why is it important that personal data about research participants are kept within secure, confidential records?
So that the participants cannot find out what has been written about them.
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In case individuals, places, or organizations can be harmed through identification or disclosure of personal information.
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So that government officials, teachers, and other people in authority can have easy access to the data.
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To enable the researcher to track down individuals and find out more about their lives.
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Which method is most commonly associated with a lack of informed consent?
Qualitative content analysis
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In-depth interviewing
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Covert observation
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Structured interviewing
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Why is it "easier said than done" to ensure that the principle of informed consent is adhered to?
It is not practicable to present every participant with all the information about the study.
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Sometimes it is desirable to withhold certain pieces of information, such as the length of time an interview will take.
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If the participants knew exactly what the researcher was intending to study, they might change their behavior.
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All of the above.
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Apart from the fact that it is "not a nice thing to do", what is an important ethical disadvantage of deceiving participants?
It can damage the professional reputation of the researcher and their discipline.
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It makes it more difficult to gain access to deviant or hidden populations.
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It means that records of personal data about the participants cannot be made anonymous.
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None of the above.
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Which of the following is an example of deception in business research?
The obtaining of company material without permission.
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The researcher wearing a disguise during an observation.
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The researcher representing their research as being about a different topic.
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The researcher failing to ask permission to interview someone.
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When using visual methods in a research project what should you take into consideration alongside the legal guidelines?
What constitutes a public space
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Protecting individuals from potential harm
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Any risk of invasion of privacy
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All of the above.
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