You have been developing an antismoking campaign for high school students that has showed promising results in small tests. The campaign is being funded by the FDA, which is ready to hire you and make your campaign national if it shows success in broader experiments. You have identified two high schools in New York City that have similar student profiles and have received permission to conduct your first full-scale test of your antismoking campaign. You intend to present your campaign to classes in one school and have no intervention in the other school. Which of the following is NOT an ethical concern you should take into account as you begin your research?
A)You may feel external pressure from the FDA to find particular results.
B)You may feel internal pressure for the campaign to succeed so you can take it national.
C)When parents hear that their students are not being involved in the campaign, they may be outraged.
D)School faculty and administrators may have an effect on the outcome of the research depending on their support for your work.
E)You may harm your subjects by collecting demographic data about them.

Question

You have been developing an antismoking campaign for high school students that has showed promising results in small tests. The campaign is being funded by the FDA, which is ready to hire you and make your campaign national if it shows success in broader experiments. You have identified two high schools in New York City that have similar student profiles and have received permission to conduct your first full-scale test of your antismoking campaign. You intend to present your campaign to classes in one school and have no intervention in the other school. ​ Which of the following is NOT an ethical concern you should take into account as you begin your research?
A)You may feel external pressure from the FDA to find particular results.
B)You may feel internal pressure for the campaign to succeed so you can take it national.
C)When parents hear that their students are not being involved in the campaign, they may be outraged.
D)School faculty and administrators may have an effect on the outcome of the research depending on their support for your work.
E)You may harm your subjects by collecting demographic data about them.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The other options all involve ethical concerns related to the potential impact on the students or potential bias in the research process. However, collecting demographic data about the subjects is not inherently unethical, as long as it is done in a respectful and confidential manner. However, it is still important to ensure that informed consent is obtained and that any potential risks or unintended consequences of the research are mitigated as much as possible.

You Have Been Developing an Antismoking Campaign for High School