Exam 2: Research Methods in Psychology

In the research study described by your authors, which of the following factors was shown to be associated with an increase in sleep-related problems in children?

A researcher is designing a study that includes a procedure that may be upsetting or psychologically disturbing to his participants. What special actions do the guidelines for ethical standards of the American Psychological Association require him to follow?

Should animals be used in psychological and medical research? If you were going to be consistent with your text author's points, you would answer "yes" because

Suppose you were interested in the kinds of movies your friends like to watch. You develop a simple questionnaire that asks them about their attitudes toward different film genres and then record which films they actually attend. This measurement technique is best described as a

The results of a research study would be confounded if

A student who is a philosophy major is very interested in ethical issues. One day she asks you how psychologists deal with ethical issues when they are designing research studies. What should you tell her?

The American Psychological Association's ethical guidelines require that research participants be informed of any deception that will take place, prior to their giving informed consent.

After collecting data, a researcher determines that states that have instituted a death penalty have shown a decrease in murders. Assuming that the data are accurate, what can you safely conclude?

A researcher would be most likely to use naturalistic observation to determine whether males or females are more likely to

Suppose you have signed up to participate in a psychological research study. Is there any chance that you will be deceived?

You walk into a classroom and see the words "process," "products," "direct," and "naturalistic" written on the blackboard. It is most likely that the previous class was discussing the topic of