Ethical Rules and Guidelines in the Social Sciences Should Be

question 5

Multiple Choice

Ethical rules and guidelines in the social sciences should be organized around which of the following themes:

• A) the researcher's ethical responsibility to respondents
• B) the researcher's responsibility to science
• C) the researcher's responsibility to society
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Maximum Satisfaction

Refers to the highest level of contentment or utility that a consumer can achieve from consuming goods and services, given their budget constraints.

Hardwired Heuristics

Ingrained rules of thumb or cognitive shortcuts humans use to make decisions or solve problems quickly, based on evolutionary psychology.

Behavioral Changes

Modifications or adjustments to personal actions or reactions that can have various triggers, including health interventions, environmental shifts, or personal decisions.

Information

Data, knowledge, or insights that can be used for making decisions, informing oneself or others, or as a means to understand various aspects of reality.