Explain ethical considerations in research
Contains: Please respond to more than 2 other students. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include direct questions.
Question 1
FREDERICK ARMAH posted May 17, 2023 8:35 PM
Ethics in research are essential for the integrity of science, the rights and respect of people, and the ability of science and society to work together. These rules ensure that people who take part in studies do so voluntarily, with the right information, and safely. You will find a balance between doing critical research and doing it ethically. It’s essential to ensure people aren’t hurt too badly or permanently, even if it wasn’t on purpose. If you break study ethics, people will be less likely to believe your data because they won’t trust how you got them. Even if your research idea is essential to society, you have no right to violate the rights or respect of those who participate in your study.
Ethical issues are so important in research because they can significantly affect the methods the researcher uses, the flaws they know or don’t know they have, and the end result of the whole process. On the other hand, you want the researcher to have a solid moral sense when doing research. This will help them stay focused on the facts, use ethical methods, and give accurate information. There are different ways to look at paid and unpaid study. When it comes to paid research, I would ask if the person is doing it just for the money, to gain experience, or because they are interested in the field and want to do it for themselves. I’d also wonder if the person or group paying them for the study has something else in mind. Is a college graduate student getting paid to do this study, People often think that people who do unpaid research are stuck with the boring details and chores that the primary researchers don’t want to do or don’t have the time to do. But nothing says a researcher can’t just explore and learn more about a topic they’re interested in without getting paid. However, the study will probably start to cost money at some point. I think people can be objective, even if they aren’t getting paid to study.
A process or result is only objective if its truth or reality conditions are met, and an analyst doesn’t bring in bias, either by accident or on purpose. Scientific objectivity is the skill of a researcher to make decisions without prejudice or outside influence. So, a lack of objectivity can happen when a researcher isn’t sure what they’re doing or when their past views or ideas affect the results of their study. Neutrality about the result of an investigation is sometimes used as a synonym for objectivity.
Some scientists are adept at designing experiments in a way that keeps personal preferences and biases from influencing the results. To prevent swaying the decision, this partition has been imposed. Some researchers fumble through the investigation process while trying to prove the theory they espoused before beginning their research. They keep looking until they find something that confirms their preconceived notions… once an answer is identified, further investigation is abandoned. This demonstrates that not all researchers can operate objectively, either because they lack the skills to examine the intricate interconnections present in data critically or merely utilize research to establish a preconceived notion.
When conducting research, ethics are some of the parameters that focus how we obtain, interpret, and report information we find while researching. These ethical parameters keep research from being manipulated towards a specific result or goal, as opposed to letting the research dictate the outcome. Although researchers can choose whether or not to remain ethical in their research, there are ways to identify unethical research practices. Looking for thorough explanation of how participants were interviewed, how participants were told how their answers would be used, if the results were peer-reviewed, and how diversity was ensured in participants are a few ways to check how legitimate the results of surveys or interviews are and whether the results were coerced or manipulated (McKenna & Gray, 2018).
Manipulation of research results can come in many forms, including using paid participants that can skew the results to support the researchers intended result. The individuals participating could be of lower income due to the monetary offer, leading the results to exclude individuals with higher incomes. The money could also be used to coerce participants to answer in a manner the researcher chooses, a result of the fear of not being paid. But if researchers are maintaining an ethical approach to their research, the results can be viewed as true or acceptable. Unpaid research removes the consideration of these types of unethical practices, but can still affect the validity of results. Paid research may be a way to increase the number of people participating, making the results more accurate. By having ethical standards in research approaches, participants can see how their contributions will be free from bias, allowing them to remain objective, even if paid.
