What Is the Most Important Issue in the Data-Collection Phase

question 8

Multiple Choice

What is the most important issue in the data-collection phase of research?

• A) Flexibility in data collection
• B) Consistency in data collection
• C) Accurate interpretation of the data collected
• D) Averaging of numerical scores to reduce the effect of outliers

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Definitions:

Moral Sentiment

An emotional response that informs or is related to one's sense of right and wrong.

Shame

A feeling resulting from the violation of a social norm.

Ethical Subjectivist

The belief that moral judgments are statements of one's feelings or attitudes, and therefore, are neither true nor false.

Right

Morally good, justified, or acceptable; also refers to a legal entitlement or privilege.