Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Ethical Boundaries in Research Discussion

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Now that you have read and viewed the resources for this module, consider your own research study. What ethical boundaries might be at risk? Who or what might be negatively affected by my research results? Could my results be swayed by personal feelings? Dig deep and think beyond the scope of your recent research!

For this discussion activity you will:

  1. State your research topic and purpose.
  2. State your research question(s).
  3. List and label the variables as independent, dependent, intervening, or moderating.
  4. State your hypothesis. (REFER TO ATTACHMENT FOR STEPS 1-4)
  5. Describe the potential ethical issues that you would need to consider in conducting your research. Be specific in rating the issues to the details of your study.
  6. Describe how you would address the identified ethical issues.

FOR REFERENCE:

https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/research-methods-in-psychology-2nd-canadian-edition

A Public Documentary on the History of Research Ethics (YouTube|23:16)

Trust in Research - the Ethics of Knowledge Production | Garry Gray | TEDxVictoria (YouTube|12:14)


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Research Topic: What is the effect of exercising on people? Research Objective/purpose: The study seeks to determine the effects that exercising has on the immune system of a person Research Question: How does exercising affect white blood cell count? Independent and Dependent Variables Independent Variable Exercising Dependent Variable White blood cell count Hypotheses H0 Frequent exercising produces high levels of White blood cell count HA Frequent exercising produces low levels of White blood cell count H0 Infrequent exercising produces high levels of White blood cell count HA Infrequent exercising produces low levels of White blood cell count The Null and Alternate Hypotheses a. Null Hypothesis A null hypothesis states that a particular research population parameter is (for example standard deviation, mean, and median) is adequate to a hypothesized value. In this investigation, the null hypothesis is that exercising primarily aerobic exercises reduces the number of white blood cells (WBC) in the body which increases chances of living a long healthy life (Johannsen et al., 2012). b. Alternative Hypothesis An alternative hypothesis indicates that a particular research population parameter is more significant, smaller, or different than the initial hypothesized value found in the null hypothesis. In this study, the alternative hypothesis is that exercise significantly increases the count of white blood cells (WBC) in the body (Fife, 2011). References Fife, B. (2011). The Detox Book, 3rd Edition: How to Detoxify Your Body to Improve your Health, Stop Disease, and Reverse Aging Third Edition. Piccadilly Books, Limited; Third Edition edition (September 1, 2011) Retrieved from https://books.google.co.ke/books?id=YtEwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA123&lpg=PA123&dq= books+on+How++exercising+affect+white+blood+cell+count&source=bl&ots=wojkJT0Bh&sig=ACfU3U3fW7r9WVthV4Do3lgsVngBRpcBfA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahU KEwinxKD_vvLpAhVJPcAKHRXFDioQ6AEwCXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=books %20on%20How%20%20exercising%20affect%20white%20blood%20cell%20count&f=f alse Johannsen, N. M., Swift, D. L., Johnson, W. D., Dixit, V. D., Earnest, C. P., Blair, S. N., & Church, T. S. (2012). Effect of different doses of aerobic exercise on total white blood cell (WBC) and WBC subfraction number in postmenopausal women: Results from DREW. PLoS One, 7(2) DOI: http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/10.1371/journal.pone.0031319
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Ethical Boundaries in Research
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ETHICAL RESEARCH

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Ethical Boundaries in Research
Describe the potential ethical issues that you would need to consider in conducting your
research. Be specific in rating the issues to the details of your study.
The potential ethical issues that may arise in conducting this research include causing
physical harm when for instance, determining the participants’ serum White Blood Cell count to
evaluate the effectiveness of the study’s treatment (exercise). According to the Institutional
Review Boards (IRBs), one of the fundamental principles in ethical research involving human
subjects is “Beneficence”. This principle entails doing no harm to participants and to capitalize
on the research’s benefits. In many cases, human experiments should be preceded by animal
experiments and reviews of the natural or previous history of the research scope (The National
Library of Medicine, 2015).
Another potential ethical matter is the possibility of personal feelings influencing the
results. Medical research is commonly characterized by frustrations due to factors such as
negated hypotheses, ambiguous findings, and blind leads even after investing loads of time and
money. Due to the pressure to produce results, researchers might make biased conclusions
swayed by their feelings. Additionally, the Risk of bias depending on who is funding the
research might be a big concern as it has been found to l...


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