Situations a, b, and c describe three research situations involving possible ethical violations (Babbie 2010a). Match each situation with the appropriate aspect of the social science code of ethics...

Situations a, b, and c describe three research situations

involving possible ethical violations (Babbie 2010a).

Match each situation with the appropriate aspect of

the social science code of ethics for research on human

subjects.

____ a. After a field study of deviant behavior during

a riot, law enforcement officials demand that

the researcher identify those people who were

observed looting. Rather than risk arrest as an

accomplice after the fact, the researcher complies.

____ b. A research questionnaire is circulated among

students as part of their university registration

packet. Although students are not told they

must complete the questionnaire, the hope is

that they will believe they must, thus ensuring a

higher completion rate.

____ c. Researchers obtain a list of right-wing radicals

they wish to study. They contact the radicals

with the explanation that each has been selected

“at random,” from among the general population, to take a sampling of “public opinion.”

(1) concern for participants’ privacy

(2) avoidance of deception

(3) obligation not to harm participants