Exam 2: Developing a Good Research Idea and Conducting an Ethical Project

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Whitney decided to do an undergraduate research project on the bystander effect after learning about the phenomenon in her social psychology course. This represents which source of research ideas?

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Tara read several journal articles that examined the topic of cognitive dissonance theory and then came up with her own research idea that extended that theory. This represents which source of research ideas?

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Question 22

In the Tuskegee syphilis project,

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Question 23

In what ways was deception used in this research? Was the deception justified, in your opinion? Why or why not?

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Question 24

Which of the following occurs LAST in the research process?

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Question 25

All of the following may be considered to be vulnerable populations EXCEPT:

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Question 26

Describe some of the APA guidelines regarding the humane care and use of animals in research.

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Question 27

Where should you look if you needed to know synonyms for your key terms in a literature search?

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Question 28

Ethical responsibilities by participants in research studies include all of the following EXCEPT:

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Question 29

Which of the following is NOT a systematic source of research ideas?

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Question 30

In the Milgram obedience experiments,

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Question 31

Suppose you wish to summarize information from a published journal article. You do so by essentially keeping the same sentence structure and terminology of the original article, but you change a few words here and there and omit some phrases. According to your textbook, this is

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Question 32

Briefly describe how it is possible for researchers to lie with statistics.

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Question 33

What is the first step in conducting a search of the literature?

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Question 34

Explain what a secondary source is, including how to cite a secondary source in an APA formatted paper.

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Question 35

In summarizing journal articles, which of the following guidelines is NOT recommended?

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After Paul collects his data, he conducts a number of analyses and only presents the results that support his hypothesis, ignoring results that run contrary to his hypothesis. Paul is guilty of

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Question 37

Which of the following experiments did NOT lead to the development of ethical guidelines by the APA?

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Question 38

In the Willowbrook hepatitis project,

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Question 39

Describe some of the responsibilities of research participants.

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Whitney decided to do an undergraduate research project on the bystander effect after learning about the phenomenon in her social psychology course. This represents which source of research ideas?

Tara read several journal articles that examined the topic of cognitive dissonance theory and then came up with her own research idea that extended that theory. This represents which source of research ideas?

In the Tuskegee syphilis project,

In what ways was deception used in this research? Was the deception justified, in your opinion? Why or why not?

Which of the following occurs LAST in the research process?

All of the following may be considered to be vulnerable populations EXCEPT:

Describe some of the APA guidelines regarding the humane care and use of animals in research.

Where should you look if you needed to know synonyms for your key terms in a literature search?

Ethical responsibilities by participants in research studies include all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT a systematic source of research ideas?

In the Milgram obedience experiments,

Suppose you wish to summarize information from a published journal article. You do so by essentially keeping the same sentence structure and terminology of the original article, but you change a few words here and there and omit some phrases. According to your textbook, this is

Briefly describe how it is possible for researchers to lie with statistics.

What is the first step in conducting a search of the literature?

Explain what a secondary source is, including how to cite a secondary source in an APA formatted paper.

In summarizing journal articles, which of the following guidelines is NOT recommended?

After Paul collects his data, he conducts a number of analyses and only presents the results that support his hypothesis, ignoring results that run contrary to his hypothesis. Paul is guilty of

Which of the following experiments did NOT lead to the development of ethical guidelines by the APA?

In the Willowbrook hepatitis project,

Describe some of the responsibilities of research participants.

Psychological Research and the Research Methods Course

Qualitative Research Methods

Nonexperimental Methods: Descriptive Methods, Correlational Studies, Ex Post Facto Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sampling, and Basic Research Strategies

Using the Scientific Method in Psychology

Conducting a Good Experiment I: Variables and Control

Conducting a Good Experiment Ii: Final Considerations, Unanticipated Influences, and Cross-Cultural Issues

Internal and External Validity

Using Statistics to Answer Questions

Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments With Two Groups

Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments With More Than Two Groups

Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments With Multiple Independent Variables

Alternative Research Designs

Writing and Assembling an Apa-Format Research Report

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