Question 1

One way to detect fraud in research is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  look for a ceiling effect 
B)  look for a floor effect 
C)  replicate the study 
D)  verify all the citations in the study 
A)  look for a ceiling effect 
B)  look for a floor effect 
C)  replicate the study 
D)  verify all the citations in the study C

Question 2

Although some forms of deception are allowed, a researcher cannot deceive participants about potential risk in the study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Using someone else's ideas in your research report without a citation is plagiarism even if you have paraphrased the ideas in your own words.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

A researcher who deliberately omits informing participants about the true intent of a questionnaire is committing ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  active deception 
B)  passive deception 
C)  fraud 
D)  plagiarism 
A)  active deception 
B)  passive deception 
C)  fraud 
D)  plagiarism

Question 5

A researcher describes the unique characteristics of an individual research participant and uses the participant's real first name when writing about her study. Which ethical principle is being compromised?

Accepted Answer

A)  No harm 
B)  Informed consent 
C)  Confidentiality 
D)  Anonymity 
A)  No harm 
B)  Informed consent 
C)  Confidentiality 
D)  Anonymity

Question 6

Which behavior is an example of plagiarism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Talking about your research before it is published. 
B)  Integrating your own ideas into someone else's work. 
C)  Using someone else's ideas in your research report without a citation. 
D)  Making a mistake in the formatting of a reference. 
A)  Talking about your research before it is published. 
B)  Integrating your own ideas into someone else's work. 
C)  Using someone else's ideas in your research report without a citation. 
D)  Making a mistake in the formatting of a reference.

Question 7

Describe the factors that influence a debriefing's effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

Some things that seem to influence a deb

Question 8

According to the principle of clinical equipoise, it is unacceptable to conduct a study comparing two treatments when ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the treatments are known to be equally effective 
B)  there is no information about the effectiveness of either treatment 
C)  one treatment is known to be more effective than the other 
D)  experts disagree about the effectiveness of the treatments 
A)  the treatments are known to be equally effective 
B)  there is no information about the effectiveness of either treatment 
C)  one treatment is known to be more effective than the other 
D)  experts disagree about the effectiveness of the treatments

Question 9

Under which of the following circumstances is informed consent not necessary?

Accepted Answer

A)  A drug study where participants receive experimental medication 
B)  Perceptual research where participants are asked to judge different colors 
C)  A public opinion survey where participants complete anonymous questionnaires 
D)  When the participants are unlikely to be able to understand the consent form 
A)  A drug study where participants receive experimental medication 
B)  Perceptual research where participants are asked to judge different colors 
C)  A public opinion survey where participants complete anonymous questionnaires 
D)  When the participants are unlikely to be able to understand the consent form

Question 10

One safeguard against fraud is review by the IRB.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Nuremberg Code outlines basic ethical guidelines for the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  treatment of human participants 
B)  treatment of nonhuman subjects 
C)  determination of authorship 
D)  reporting of research results 
A)  treatment of human participants 
B)  treatment of nonhuman subjects 
C)  determination of authorship 
D)  reporting of research results

Question 12

It is widely considered ethical to coerce participants to participate in a study if the research findings could be very beneficial to society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Briefly explain why a researcher might find it necessary to use deception in a research study.

Accepted Answer

The primary reason for using deception i

Question 14

Which example violates the ethical guidelines concerning deception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Administering shocks without giving participants advanced warning and obtaining consent 
B)  Administering shocks even with advanced warning and informed consent 
C)  Telling participants that they may receive shocks even though no shocks are administered 
D)  Telling participants that they may or may not receive shocks even though no shocks are administered 
A)  Administering shocks without giving participants advanced warning and obtaining consent 
B)  Administering shocks even with advanced warning and informed consent 
C)  Telling participants that they may receive shocks even though no shocks are administered 
D)  Telling participants that they may or may not receive shocks even though no shocks are administered

Question 15

The Tuskegee study involved ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  injecting unsuspecting patients with live cancer cells 
B)  failing to provide treatment for men with syphilis 
C)  appearing to administer severe shocks to participants 
D)  exposing participants to extremes of freezing temperature 
A)  injecting unsuspecting patients with live cancer cells 
B)  failing to provide treatment for men with syphilis 
C)  appearing to administer severe shocks to participants 
D)  exposing participants to extremes of freezing temperature

Question 16

If a researcher explains what will happen in a research study using language that potential participants are unlikely to understand, then the researcher has violated the intent of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  confidentiality 
B)  preventing harm 
C)  informed consent 
D)  anonymity 
A)  confidentiality 
B)  preventing harm 
C)  informed consent 
D)  anonymity

Question 17

Researchers often use a coding system to associate data with a particular participant during the course of a research study in order to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce the risk of fraud 
B)  help protect confidentiality 
C)  help with data analysis 
D)  deceive participants 
A)  reduce the risk of fraud 
B)  help protect confidentiality 
C)  help with data analysis 
D)  deceive participants

Question 18

Who is acting as a confederate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hannah, who thinks she has guessed what the "real" purpose of the study is and tells everyone else 
B)  Aisha, who signs up for every research study she can 
C)  Jay, who pretends to be a research participant even though he is actually working with the experimenter 
D)  Mikael, a research participant who decides on his own to mess with other participants 
A)  Hannah, who thinks she has guessed what the "real" purpose of the study is and tells everyone else 
B)  Aisha, who signs up for every research study she can 
C)  Jay, who pretends to be a research participant even though he is actually working with the experimenter 
D)  Mikael, a research participant who decides on his own to mess with other participants

Question 19

Although the intent of informed consent is to provide participants with complete information about a research study before they agree to participate, this is sometimes impossible because ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  deception is an important part of the research 
B)  there is no real reason to tell them everything 
C)  people do not bother to read the form 
D)  people are often unable to understand the research protocol 
A)  deception is an important part of the research 
B)  there is no real reason to tell them everything 
C)  people do not bother to read the form 
D)  people are often unable to understand the research protocol

Question 20

Describe a situation where it may be permissible to dispense with informed consent.

Accepted Answer

In some situations, where the research p

One way to detect fraud in research is to ____.

Although some forms of deception are allowed, a researcher cannot deceive participants about potential risk in the study.

Using someone else's ideas in your research report without a citation is plagiarism even if you have paraphrased the ideas in your own words.

A researcher who deliberately omits informing participants about the true intent of a questionnaire is committing ____.

A researcher describes the unique characteristics of an individual research participant and uses the participant's real first name when writing about her study. Which ethical principle is being compromised?

Which behavior is an example of plagiarism?

Describe the factors that influence a debriefing's effectiveness.

According to the principle of clinical equipoise, it is unacceptable to conduct a study comparing two treatments when ____.

Under which of the following circumstances is informed consent not necessary?

One safeguard against fraud is review by the IRB.

The Nuremberg Code outlines basic ethical guidelines for the ____.

It is widely considered ethical to coerce participants to participate in a study if the research findings could be very beneficial to society.

Briefly explain why a researcher might find it necessary to use deception in a research study.

Which example violates the ethical guidelines concerning deception?

The Tuskegee study involved ____.

If a researcher explains what will happen in a research study using language that potential participants are unlikely to understand, then the researcher has violated the intent of ____.

Researchers often use a coding system to associate data with a particular participant during the course of a research study in order to ____.

Who is acting as a confederate?

Although the intent of informed consent is to provide participants with complete information about a research study before they agree to participate, this is sometimes impossible because ____.

Describe a situation where it may be permissible to dispense with informed consent.

Introduction, Acquiring Knowledge, and the Scientific Method

Research Ideas and Hypotheses

Defining and Measuring Variables

Selecting Research Participants

Research Strategies and Validity

The Experimental Research Strategy

Experimental Designs: Between-Subjects Design

Experimental Designs: Within-Subjects Design

The Nonexperimental and Quasi-Experimental Strategies: Nonequivalent Group, Prepost, and Developmental Designs

Factorial Designs

The Correlational Research Strategy

The Descriptive Research Strategy

Single-Case Experimental Research Designs

Statistical Evaluation of Data

Writing an Apa-Style Research Report

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Exam 4: Ethics in Research

One way to detect fraud in research is to ____.

Although some forms of deception are allowed, a researcher cannot deceive participants about potential risk in the study.

Using someone else's ideas in your research report without a citation is plagiarism even if you have paraphrased the ideas in your own words.

A researcher who deliberately omits informing participants about the true intent of a questionnaire is committing ____.

A researcher describes the unique characteristics of an individual research participant and uses the participant's real first name when writing about her study. Which ethical principle is being compromised?

Which behavior is an example of plagiarism?

Describe the factors that influence a debriefing's effectiveness.

According to the principle of clinical equipoise, it is unacceptable to conduct a study comparing two treatments when ____.

Under which of the following circumstances is informed consent not necessary?

One safeguard against fraud is review by the IRB.

The Nuremberg Code outlines basic ethical guidelines for the ____.

It is widely considered ethical to coerce participants to participate in a study if the research findings could be very beneficial to society.

Briefly explain why a researcher might find it necessary to use deception in a research study.

Which example violates the ethical guidelines concerning deception?

The Tuskegee study involved ____.

If a researcher explains what will happen in a research study using language that potential participants are unlikely to understand, then the researcher has violated the intent of ____.

Researchers often use a coding system to associate data with a particular participant during the course of a research study in order to ____.

Who is acting as a confederate?

Although the intent of informed consent is to provide participants with complete information about a research study before they agree to participate, this is sometimes impossible because ____.

Describe a situation where it may be permissible to dispense with informed consent.

Introduction, Acquiring Knowledge, and the Scientific Method

Research Ideas and Hypotheses

Defining and Measuring Variables

Selecting Research Participants

Research Strategies and Validity

The Experimental Research Strategy

Experimental Designs: Between-Subjects Design

Experimental Designs: Within-Subjects Design

The Nonexperimental and Quasi-Experimental Strategies: Nonequivalent Group, Prepost, and Developmental Designs

Factorial Designs

The Correlational Research Strategy

The Descriptive Research Strategy

Single-Case Experimental Research Designs

Statistical Evaluation of Data

Writing an Apa-Style Research Report

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