Chapter 2 - Ethics

Examples of ethical concerns related to research include ALL BUT WHICH of the following a) Issues of informed consent b) Client anonymity c) Ensuring best treatment for clients d) Fees and billing arrangement for counseling appointments

Fees and billing arrangement for counseling appointments

The strongest implication related to unethical research practices in counseling is a) Concern for client or human participant harm b) Poor research writing/reporting c) Data storage procedures d) A well-documented history of client death in counseling research practices

a) Concern for client or human participant harm

The ACA ethical code related to relationships between researchers and research participants a) Is similar to the codes related to relationships between counselors and clients b) States that nonprofessional relationships with participants is always avoidable c) Differs from codes related to counselors and their clients because nonprofessional relationships are encouraged between researchers and research participants d) Does not address documentation of rationale for the proposed interaction

a) Is similar to the codes related to relationships between counselors and clients

An event which involved extreme medical experiments which tormented patients to death in the name of science was a) Nazi Medical War Crimes b) Tuskegee Syphilis study c) Jewish Chronic Disease hospital study d) Willowbrook study

a) Nazi Medical War Crimes

1) The Belmont principle that references the concepts that individuals should be treated as autonomous agents and provides protection for those with diminished autonomy is a) Respect for persons b) Beneficence c) Justice d) Veracity

a) Respect for persons

Which of the following is not true about The Belmont Report a) Was created by the National Commission for Research Ethics b) Arose out of the legal implications of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study c) Is the cornerstone document of research ethics d) All of the above are true

a) Was created by the National Commission for Research Ethics

In the study by Davis, Wester and King (in press) reported in the chapter, the researchers found that 24% of respondents a) reported a willingness to use deceptive practices to get clients to participate in a research study b) indicated they would be extremely likely to report inaccurate results in order to get a grant or get published c) self-reported a likelihood that they would unethically compensate participants to get a study off the ground d) indicated that they would never engage in unethical research practices

a) reported a willingness to use deceptive practices to get clients to participate in a research study

1) The quality or state of doing or producing good is known as a) Respect for persons b) Beneficence c) Justice d) Veracity

b) Beneficence

All but which of the following are competencies to guide researchers who work with individuals from diverse backgrounds a) Counselor use of appropriate intervention strategies b) Counselor fluency in multiple languages c) Counselor awareness of client's world view d) Counselor awareness of own cultural values and biases

b) Counselor fluency in multiple languages

Reporting results of research a) Contains no inherent ethical pitfalls b) Requires accuracy as well as a responsibility to report both significant and insignificant results c) Does not require the researcher to be concerned about plagiarism as journal editors will address citation issues d) None of the above

b) Requires accuracy as well as a responsibility to report both significant and insignificant results

One of the longest running unethical research projects known was a) Nazi Medical War Crimes b) Tuskegee Syphilis study c) Jewish Chronic Disease hospital study d) Willowbrook study

b) Tuskegee Syphilis study

ALL BUT WHICH are some of the core areas for counselors to consider if they are to engage in RCR a) Mentor/trainee relationships b) Writing for publication c) Research misconduct d) Conflict of interest and commitment

b) Writing for publication

Researchers in which of the following examples did not inform participants they were being injected with cancer out of fear that is would frighten the participants and out of a belief that consent was not necessary a) Nazi Medical War Crimes b) Tuskegee Syphilis study c) Jewish Chronic Disease hospital study d) Willowbrook study

c) Jewish Chronic Disease hospital study

1) Questions related to who bears the burden of risks and who should receive the benefits of research fall under the principle of a) Respect for persons b) Beneficence c) Justice d) Veracity

c) Justice

Researchers who practice with "a commitment to intellectual honesty and personal responsibility" and "adherence to rules, regulations, guidelines. and commonly accepted professional codes" are considered to be following the principles of a) Research norms b) Ethical mandates c) Research integrity d) Client anonymity

c) Research integrity

The Institutional Review Board a) Is typically comprised of a minimum of five members b) Is charged with making decisions related to risks and benefits to participants c) Determine appropriateness of informed consent d) All of the above

d) All of the above

Which of the following is most true regarding ethical complaints related to research in counseling a) For the last decade, no complaints have been filed related to research b) The ACA does not track complaints by category c) Ethical complaints related to research are some of the most discussed complaints in the literature d) Approximately 1% of ethical inquiries of ACA relate to research and publication

d) Approximately 1% of ethical inquiries of ACA relate to research and publication

1) Belmont Report principles include ALL BUT WHICH of the following a) Respect for persons b) Beneficence c) Justice d) Veracity

d) Veracity

An event which raised questions about the adequacy of informed consent and freedom of human participants, especially children, was a) Nazi Medical War Crimes b) Tuskegee Syphilis study c) Jewish Chronic Disease hospital study d) Willowbrook study

d) Willowbrook study

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is a) Exemplified in the counselor who follows the ethical codes and maintains research integrity b) Defined as "conducting research in ways that fulfill the professional responsibilities of researchers, as defined by their professional organization, the institutions for which they work, and when relevant, the government and public" c) Required by law d) All of the above e) a & b only

e) a & b only