7.3.1 Ensuring informed consent and confidentiality

• What does informed consent ensure in social research?

  No coercion or deception
• Why is confidentiality important in sociological research?

  Builds trust and encourages honesty
• Voluntary agreement is a key principle of informed consent.

  True
• Understanding in informed consent means participants must comprehend the study's purpose and potential risks
• What action by a participant implies consent in social research?

  Returning a completed survey
• Explicit consent is essential for sensitive topics or lengthy procedures.


  True
• Ensuring understanding in informed consent means checking that participants can ask questions
• Match the consent type with its definition:

  Implied Consent ↔️ Inferred from participant's actions

  Explicit Consent ↔️ Requires clear written or spoken agreement
• What is the main difference between implied and explicit consent in social research?

  Formality of agreement
• Match the consent type with its definition:

  Implied consent ↔️ Inferred from participant's actions

  Explicit consent ↔️ Requires clear written or spoken agreement
• Informed consent in social research ensures that participants are not coerced or misled
• Confidentiality in social research ensures that participants' personal data is protected.


  True
• Confidentiality in social research means ensuring that participants' personal information is not revealed
• What does voluntary agreement mean in the context of informed consent?

  Freedom from coercion
• When conducting a survey on work-life balance, participants should be informed about the survey's aim and how their data will be used.


  True
• One method for ensuring data confidentiality is anonymization, which involves removing personal identifiers
• What is the goal of secure storage in data security?

  Protecting data access
• Anonymization ensures that participants' identities cannot be linked to their responses.


  True
• Match the informed consent principle with its description:

  Understanding ↔️ Comprehending study details

  Voluntary Agreement ↔️ Freedom from coercion
• What does informed consent in social research ensure?

  Voluntary participation
• What is the first key principle of informed consent in social research?

  Understanding
• What are the two types of informed consent in social research?

  Implied and explicit
• Implied consent is inferred from a participant's actions
• What is the primary goal of confidentiality in social research?

  Protect personal information
• Privacy protocols in social research are policies to prevent the disclosure of personal information.

  True
• What are three key techniques for ensuring data confidentiality in social research?

  Anonymization, secure storage, privacy protocols
• Secure storage uses encrypted servers and restricted access policies to protect data.


  True
• What is the purpose of privacy protocols in social research?

  Prevent data disclosure
• Confidentiality encourages participants to provide honest and truthful responses.
• Confidentiality protects participants from embarrassment or negative consequences.

  True
• Match the importance of confidentiality with its description:

  Builds Trust ↔️ Encourages honest responses

  Protects Participants ↔️ Avoids potential harm

  Ensures Ethical Research ↔️ Respects participant privacy
• What is the outcome of ensuring confidentiality in social research?

  Reliable and valid findings
• Coercion in research occurs when participants feel pressured to participate.
• What ethical dilemma arises when participants withdraw after data collection?

  Researchers may have analyzed data
• Researchers may be legally compelled to disclose confidential data through subpoenas.

  True
• Withholding the true purpose of a study is an example of deception in research.
• Best practices for managing consent in social research

  1️⃣ Provide clear information

  2️⃣ Ensure voluntary agreement
• Anonymizing data involves replacing names with codes.


  True
• Confidentiality in social research means protecting participants' personal information and identity
• Informed consent requires participants to understand the research purpose.


  True