Question 1

Among the central ethical principles in social research are ______.&#10;A) informed consent&#10;B) avoiding harm for participants&#10;C) avoiding to inform participants&#10;D) inform participants about the harm they can expect in the research

Accepted Answer

Informed consent and avoiding harm for participants are central ethical principles in social research.

Question 2

Which of the following concepts is not part of an ethical theory for social research?&#10;A) justice&#10;B) beneficence&#10;C) autonomy&#10;D) equal income

Accepted Answer

Equal income is not a concept typically included in ethical theories for social research. Ethical theories often focus on principles like justice, beneficence, and autonomy to guide ethical decision-making in research, rather than economic principles like equal income.

Question 3

Informed consent implies that participants ______.&#10;A) know who else participates in the study&#10;B) know that they are part of a study&#10;C) receive information to decide to be studied or not&#10;D) know the hypotheses of a study in advance

Accepted Answer

B , C

Question 4

Informed consent ______.&#10;A) is not necessary when very old people are studied&#10;B) cannot be obtained when children are studied&#10;C) should be given by someone who is competent to do so&#10;D) means that you cannot do research with children

Accepted Answer

Informed consent should be given by someone who is competent to understand the nature, significance, and risks of the research project and to make a decision based on this understanding. This ensures that participants are willingly participating and are aware of what the research entails.

Question 5

Data protection ______.&#10;A) means that researchers are responsible to guarantee the participants' privacy and anonymity&#10;B) is irrelevant for research&#10;C) is easier to obtain in qualitative research&#10;D) is the result of planning and reflecting the management of data in the research process

Accepted Answer

The answer of Data protection ______.&#10;A) means that researchers are...

Question 6

Codes of ethics ______.&#10;A) are relevant only for medical research&#10;B) define what is seen as acceptable research in a specific scientific community&#10;C) give an orientation what to take into account in research with specific groups (e.g., children)&#10;D) exclude qualitative research from social research

Accepted Answer

Codes of ethics define acceptable research practices within a scientific community and provide guidance on conducting research with specific groups, such as children. They are not limited to medical research and do not exclude qualitative research.

Question 7

Ethics Committees ______.&#10;A) evaluate proposals of research for their ethical appropriateness&#10;B) should delimit the number of research projects&#10;C) should mainly maintain methodological standards&#10;D) should ignore whether research will lead to new insights or not

Accepted Answer

Ethics Committees are primarily concerned with evaluating the ethical appropriateness of research proposals, ensuring that they meet certain ethical standards before they are allowed to proceed.

Question 8

Ethics of digital research ______.&#10;A) is particularly relevant because digital data are more easily to misuse than other data&#10;B) does not ask for participants' informed consent&#10;C) is not a problem as everyone is online&#10;D) is guaranteed by digital systems and providers (e.g., social media such as Facebook)

Accepted Answer

Ethics of digital research is particularly relevant because digital data, due to its nature and the ease of access and distribution, can be more easily misused than other forms of data. This raises significant ethical concerns regarding privacy, consent, and the potential for harm.

Question 9

Specific research methods ______.&#10;A) can be ethically neutral&#10;B) imply their specific ethical questions that have to be considered&#10;C) allow the researcher to work with deception&#10;D) can be applied covertly (e.g., in observation)

Accepted Answer

Specific research methods often raise particular ethical questions that must be addressed to ensure the research is conducted responsibly and ethically.

Deck 3: Ethical Issues in Social Research