Exam 16: Epilogue Biases and Limitations of Experimental Psychology

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Discuss the major responsibilities of the scientist as a member of society. Give an example in which a scientist is living up to their responsibilities.

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Discuss the political and social pressures on science and scientists to find results compatible with particular viewpoints. Give examples.

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Some politicians would like to limit the peer review process for funding of grants to topics they believe are morally correct. This would have the effect of

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Much of the research in the United States is funded by

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Identify and describe the essential and practical limitations of science.

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Funding from private industry is a potential source of bias for research because

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Which one of the following statements best explains the meaning of "science as conservative"?

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All of the following may be considered practical limitations of science except:

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By documenting what is statistically common, the psychologist is contributing to

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Science must remain unbiased about

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Discuss the major responsibilities of the scientist as a member of society. Give an example in which a scientist is living up to their responsibilities.

Discuss the political and social pressures on science and scientists to find results compatible with particular viewpoints. Give examples.

Some politicians would like to limit the peer review process for funding of grants to topics they believe are morally correct. This would have the effect of

Much of the research in the United States is funded by

Identify and describe the essential and practical limitations of science.

Funding from private industry is a potential source of bias for research because

Which one of the following statements best explains the meaning of "science as conservative"?

All of the following may be considered practical limitations of science except:

By documenting what is statistically common, the psychologist is contributing to

Science must remain unbiased about

Psychology and Science

Developing a Research Question

Ethics in Research

Writing in Psychology

Variables

Validity

Control

Nonexperimental Research, Part I: Observational,

Nonexperimental Research, Part Ii

True Experiments, Part 1 Single-Factor Designs

True Experiments, Part 2 Factorial Designs

Single Subject Experiments

Quasi Experiments

Data Exploration, Part 1: Graphic and Descriptive Techniques

Data Exploration, Part 2: Inferential Statistics

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