Our team has conducted extensive research to compile a set of Quality Of Research and Ethics MCQs. We encourage you to test your Quality Of Research and Ethics knowledge by answering these 10+ multiple-choice questions provided below.
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A. Devaluation
B. Degradation
C. Pathologization
D. All of these
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. The researcher has a deepening awareness of the participants
B. The researcher has positive regard for his/her informants
C. There is a fine line between “researcher as expert” and “informant as expert”
D. All of the above
A. The researcher has a deepening awareness of the participants
B. The researcher has positive regard for his/her informants
C. There is a fine line between “researcher as expert” and “informant as expert”
D. All of the above
A. Both parties give and take, with mutual benefit from the study
B. The informants have equal say in determining the course of the study
C. The researcher needs to confirm ahead of time what the research protocol will involve
D. The informants have to be acknowledged as co-authors.
A. Reflect on the social circumstances and power relationships that emerge from these relationships
B. Understand the parameters, and not become a member of the group being studied
C. Ideally understand and critically examine the transformational nature of this process.
D. All of the above
A. Reflect on the social circumstances and power relationships that emerge from these relationships
B. Understand the parameters, and not become a member of the group being studied
C. Ideally understand and critically examine the transformational nature of this process.
D. All of the above
A. The potential risks inherent in working with research participants
B. The long-standing problems historically when working with vulnerable people, primarily in the medical fields
C. The need to micromanage the research affairs of qualitative studies
D. The lack of understanding of qualitative research.
A. Many of the members tend to use a quantitative lens (positivist) to review the proposals and are highly critical of qualitative research
B. They want a level of specificity in protocols that we may not be able to deliver
C. They are concerned for the welfare of the researchers
D. They do not allow research with children.
A. Many of the members tend to use a quantitative lens (positivist) to review the proposals and are highly critical of qualitative research
B. They want a level of specificity in protocols that we may not be able to deliver
C. They are concerned for the welfare of the researchers
D. They do not allow research with children.
A. One-time consent forms and ongoing research that may become threatening to the informant
B. Doing no harm to the “subjects” of the study
C. Misleading informants with consent that doesn’t accurately portray the amount of risk involved
D. All of the above
A. One-time consent forms and ongoing research that may become threatening to the informant
B. Doing no harm to the “subjects” of the study
C. Misleading informants with consent that doesn’t accurately portray the amount of risk involved
D. All of the above
A. Talk to her research advisor immediately to see if there are cultural differences and interpretations of these situations
B. Ask one of the parents what they are doing so she can better understand
C. Ask a respected elder in the community for their understanding of the situation, and for further details.
D. All of the above
A. Establish small talk with this person(s) all the time to show you are aware of their status
B. Find out if they understand your study and will help you gain access
C. Get consent from them to participate, and introduce you to other key people
D. Pay them under the table to participate
A. Over promising things they can’t deliver
B. Being too “chummy” and letting people stay in their home
C. Giving money to people who desperately need it
D. All of the above
A. Acknowledge the limits of their relationship
B. Know what’s coming up and to be prepared for the end
C. Find closure with the study and the participants
D. Turn off the emotional sides to his or her self.