Quality Of Research and Ethics MCQs
Quality Of Research and Ethics MCQs
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1: When individuals consider people from various groups as lacking in certain knowledge, skills, or value, leading to the _____ of non-dominant groups and group members, it is called Deficit Orientation.
A. Devaluation
B. Degradation
C. Pathologization
D. All of these
2: One of the most, if not the most important aspect of qualitative research is the relational aspect of the research.
A. True
B. False
3: Qualitative researchers should give research participants an illusion of objectivity.
A. True
B. False
4: Being “relational” to your study means that:
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
5: Being “relational” to your study means that:
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
6: Reciprocity in a study generally involves the notion that:
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.
7: Since qualitative methods are central to the relationships that are built between the informants, the researcher must constantly:
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
8: Since qualitative methods are central to the relationships that are built between the informants, the researcher must constantly:
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
9: Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) have been developed at all institutions of higher education in response to:
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.
10: Members of the IRB come from various sectors of the institution, and sometimes are criticized by researchers because:
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.
11: Members of the IRB come from various sectors of the institution, and sometimes are criticized by researchers because:
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.
12: In reality, IRB reviewers are concerned about:
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
13: In reality, IRB reviewers are concerned about:
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
14: Franziska is concerned about her study because she has seen questionable childrearing tactics use She is worried about the welfare of the children. She should:
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
15: Gatekeepers are those people in a group who act as “the deciders” of whether or not you will gain entrée into a situation. Therefore you must:
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
16: Researchers can find themselves in predicaments with informants by:
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
17: Having an “exit strategy” is really important for researchers and research participants to:
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.
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