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Science Ethics Inventory
23 students answered anonymously the survey at the start of the semester, which consisted of 18 questions. 22 students answered this at the end of the semester
Below are shown the cumulative results:
1 - Science is objective.
2 - It is important to consider ethics issues when pursuing scientific research.
3 - Science is value free.
4 - In order to pursue scientific knowledge everything is worth risking.
5 - Emotions have no place in a scientific pursuit.
6 - A scientist's job is simply the production of knowledge.
7 - Moral judgment should always be a part of any human endeavor. Since science is a human endeavor, moral judgment should be part of science.
8 - When engaging in research, scientists reflect the values and attitudes of their society. * One student did not answer this question.
9 - In scientific studies, people may be reduced to objects, symbols on paper, or numerals in a mathematical formula, thus creating the possibility that they will be treated unethically. How often, do you feel, that this occurs?
10 - Scientific excitement and passion, a natural part of the research process, may cause a scientist to act in an unethical manner.
11 - In our society science is the main mechanism of progress.
12 - Scientists have enormous power to make things better.
13 - Science honors skepticism and debate. Depending on their interests, some scientists use this very fact in unethical ways.
14 - Conflict of interest may cause scientists to engage in unethical behavior when pursuing research.
15 - A scientist's emotions play a role in whether or not s/he makes ethical or unethical decisions.
16 - If a scientist claims that s/he is following government protocol or the orders of a superior, then s/he is not responsible for any ethical violation that occurs during the course of conducting research.
17 - A strong belief in a particular science theory, research method, or set of data may make a scientist biased and, thus, possibly engaged in unethical behavior.
18 - Science is a career. Thus, it involves many ethical dilemmas.
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