Deck 2: Finding Ideas to Research

Question 1

Define the following:
-Informed consent:

Answer 1

providing enough information about the impact of the study so that people can determine whether to give their consent to participate

Question 2

Define the following:
-Institutional Review Board:

Answer 2

committee to review the proposed research using a code of ethics that evaluates issues of privacy, potential harm, and informed consent

Question 3

Define the following:
-Serendipity:

Answer 3

discovering an unexpected finding which leads to new ideas for research

Question 4

The logic based on binary categories and used to search databases is called:

A) Boolean
B) serendipitous
C) Google
D) inductive

Question 5

Informing people about the main goals and methods of the research after they have participated in the project is called

A) informed consent
B) deductive reasoning
C) debriefing
D) serendipity

Question 6

Using specific observations or empirical data to construct a theory is inductive reasoning.

Question 7

Which of the following are good sources for an academic article (circle all that apply)?

A) Newsweek
B) American Journal of Sociology
C) New York Times
D) Social Psychology Quarterly