Hector is a graduate student hoping to conduct research with statistically significant results. He is using a survey to investigate the ways in which...

Hector is a graduate student hoping to conduct research with statistically significant results. He is using a survey to investigate the ways in which medical students manage stress. He thinks they consume coffee, eat, and watch television. He wants to control for demand characteristics, and does not want his bias to influence his results. Answer the following questions regarding the approach he should take:

• Is it ethical for Hector to use deceit in order to control for demand characteristics? Why or why not? Does it matter whether or not the documentation that his University's Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved addressed the use of deceit? Why or why not?
• What are three strategies Hector can use to identify and eliminate biases in his survey?
• Do you think Hector's body language or clothing can convey biases? Why or why not?
• Hector is planning to recruit subjects and administer his survey in the Student Center (where students gather to converse, eat, and study) at his University. Is this a good way to control for demand characteristics? Why or why not?
• The participants in Hector's research are of different genders, ages, races, ethnicities, and religions. However all of them are current medical students. Is it appropriate for him to make a generalization based on the results of his research? Explain your reasoning.