The Instructor of an Introductory Sociology Class Asks His Students

question 8

Essay

The instructor of an introductory sociology class asks his students to fill out a questionnaire that he hopes to analyze and eventually publish.He tells the students that if they choose not to fill out the questionnaire,they will have points deducted from their next test.
Which golden rule(s)of research does this situation violate? How could this ethical breach cause harm,and to whom? Revise the study,offering one suggestion of how the instructor could handle the situation in a more ethical manner.

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Definitions:

Constriction

The act or process of drawing together or becoming narrower; it can apply to physical objects, bodily processes, or even psychological states.

Accommodation

In psychology, the process of adjusting existing cognitive structures in response to new experiences; in vision, the process by which the eye's lens changes shape to focus near or far objects on the retina.

Fovea

The central focal point in the retina, around which the eye’s cones cluster.

Iris

The colored part of the eye surrounding the pupil that controls the amount of light entering the eye by adjusting the size of the pupil.