Question 1

Psychological research uses college students as participants because:

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A)  it enhances the external validity of the research. 
B)  it improves the generalization of the results obtained. 
C)  most college students are less educated than the general population. 
D)  most psychological research is conducted by college professors. 
A)  it enhances the external validity of the research. 
B)  it improves the generalization of the results obtained. 
C)  most college students are less educated than the general population. 
D)  most psychological research is conducted by college professors. D

Question 2

Which of the following would not be an example of passive research deception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unrecognized conditioning 
B)  Concealed observation 
C)  Misrepresenting the purposes of your research 
D)  Unrecognized participant observation 
A)  Unrecognized conditioning 
B)  Concealed observation 
C)  Misrepresenting the purposes of your research 
D)  Unrecognized participant observation C

Question 3

From Rosenthal and Rosnow's (1975) research on the factors that affect the decision to volunteer for research, we can conclude that:

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A)  situational variables are more important than subject variables. 
B)  subject variables are more important than situational variables. 
C)  situational and subject variables have no influence on the decision to participate. 
D)  both subject and situational variables affect a potential participant's decision to participate. 
A)  situational variables are more important than subject variables. 
B)  subject variables are more important than situational variables. 
C)  situational and subject variables have no influence on the decision to participate. 
D)  both subject and situational variables affect a potential participant's decision to participate. D

Question 4

Research on role playing as an alternative to deception has found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  role-playing participants and deceived participants behave the same in experiments. 
B)  role-playing participants behave differently from deceived participants. 
C)  although role playing appears to affect the results of research, the effect is so small that it should not concern researchers. 
D)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  role-playing participants and deceived participants behave the same in experiments. 
B)  role-playing participants behave differently from deceived participants. 
C)  although role playing appears to affect the results of research, the effect is so small that it should not concern researchers. 
D)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 5

It is unethical to require students enrolled in psychology courses to participate in research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Random sampling is not as important when you wish to:

Accepted Answer

A)  apply your findings directly to a specific population. 
B)  predict from the general level (e.g., a theory) to the specific (e.g., a specific behavior). 
C)  make general predictions (e.g., what percentage of the population will vote for a certain candidate in an election) based on a sample from a population. 
D)  use your sample to infer the characteristics of the population. 
A)  apply your findings directly to a specific population. 
B)  predict from the general level (e.g., a theory) to the specific (e.g., a specific behavior). 
C)  make general predictions (e.g., what percentage of the population will vote for a certain candidate in an election) based on a sample from a population. 
D)  use your sample to infer the characteristics of the population.

Question 7

One of the drawbacks of Amazon Mechanical Turk (AMT), a crowdsourcing website, is that:

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A)  its workers are deprived of compensation for their participation. 
B)  its workers are allowed to participate in a number of similar experiments. 
C)  its workers are less educated than the general population. 
D)  it forces researchers to rely on college students as participants. 
A)  its workers are deprived of compensation for their participation. 
B)  its workers are allowed to participate in a number of similar experiments. 
C)  its workers are less educated than the general population. 
D)  it forces researchers to rely on college students as participants.

Question 8

An alternative to using live animals in research that involves the use of isolated tissue cultures is called _____ research.

Accepted Answer

A)  simulation 
B)  in vivo 
C)  external 
D)  in vitro 
A)  simulation 
B)  in vivo 
C)  external 
D)  in vitro

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true of the characteristics of people who volunteer for research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Volunteers are more conforming than nonvolunteers. 
B)  Volunteers are less authoritarian than nonvolunteers. 
C)  Volunteers are of a lower social class than nonvolunteers. 
D)  Volunteers are higher in neuroticism than nonvolunteers. 
A)  Volunteers are more conforming than nonvolunteers. 
B)  Volunteers are less authoritarian than nonvolunteers. 
C)  Volunteers are of a lower social class than nonvolunteers. 
D)  Volunteers are higher in neuroticism than nonvolunteers.

Question 10

Role playing has been found to be an adequate alternative to deceptive research practices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The effects of being deceived in one experiment may affect how an individual behaves in a subsequent experiment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Volunteer bias refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the differences between volunteers and the general population that affect external validity. 
B)  the bias on the part of volunteers toward serving as participants. 
C)  the bias experimenters have against using volunteer participants. 
D)  a greater willingness to use volunteer as opposed to nonvolunteer participants. 
A)  the differences between volunteers and the general population that affect external validity. 
B)  the bias on the part of volunteers toward serving as participants. 
C)  the bias experimenters have against using volunteer participants. 
D)  a greater willingness to use volunteer as opposed to nonvolunteer participants.

Question 13

According to the text, research using animal subjects:

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A)  must generalize to humans to be of use. 
B)  must not generalize to humans to be of use. 
C)  need not generalize to humans to be of use. 
D)  is rarely valid and should not be conducted. 
A)  must generalize to humans to be of use. 
B)  must not generalize to humans to be of use. 
C)  need not generalize to humans to be of use. 
D)  is rarely valid and should not be conducted.

Question 14

Frequent use of deception:

Accepted Answer

A)  may reduce the willingness to participate in research. 
B)  results in negative attitudes toward research and toward psychology as a whole. 
C)  helps to make psychological research more interesting to potential participants. 
D)  both may reduce the willingness to participate in research and results in negative attitudes toward research and toward psychology as a whole. 
A)  may reduce the willingness to participate in research. 
B)  results in negative attitudes toward research and toward psychology as a whole. 
C)  helps to make psychological research more interesting to potential participants. 
D)  both may reduce the willingness to participate in research and results in negative attitudes toward research and toward psychology as a whole.

Question 15

Dr. Harris conducts an experiment on psychophysics using participants above age 65. These participants would constitute the _____ of the study.

Accepted Answer

A)  sample 
B)  world 
C)  population 
D)  subsample 
A)  sample 
B)  world 
C)  population 
D)  subsample

Question 16

Research suggests that the use of debriefing has _____ over the past few years.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased 
B)  decreased 
C)  increased and then decreased sharply 
D)  remained constant 
A)  increased 
B)  decreased 
C)  increased and then decreased sharply 
D)  remained constant

Question 17

Some animal rights activists advocate eliminating research that uses animals as subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Evaluate the argument made by animal rights activists that research using animals should be curtailed. Do you agree or disagree with this view? Why?

Accepted Answer

The argument made by animal rights activ

Question 19

Studies being conducted on the Internet, where participants are self-selected volunteers, provide examples of _____ samples.

Accepted Answer

A)  random 
B)  nonrandom 
C)  accurate 
D)  unbiased 
A)  random 
B)  nonrandom 
C)  accurate 
D)  unbiased

Question 20

According to the APA ethical principles (2002), deception may be used:

Accepted Answer

A)  so long as the participants are not harmed in a study. 
B)  only if an experimenter can justify the use of deception based on the study's scientific, educational, or applied value. 
C)  under no circumstances. 
D)  if the use of deception makes a study more convenient for the researcher. 
A)  so long as the participants are not harmed in a study. 
B)  only if an experimenter can justify the use of deception based on the study's scientific, educational, or applied value. 
C)  under no circumstances. 
D)  if the use of deception makes a study more convenient for the researcher.

Psychological research uses college students as participants because:

Which of the following would not be an example of passive research deception?

From Rosenthal and Rosnow's (1975) research on the factors that affect the decision to volunteer for research, we can conclude that:

Research on role playing as an alternative to deception has found that:

It is unethical to require students enrolled in psychology courses to participate in research.

Random sampling is not as important when you wish to:

One of the drawbacks of Amazon Mechanical Turk (AMT), a crowdsourcing website, is that:

An alternative to using live animals in research that involves the use of isolated tissue cultures is called _____ research.

Which of the following statements is true of the characteristics of people who volunteer for research?

Role playing has been found to be an adequate alternative to deceptive research practices.

The effects of being deceived in one experiment may affect how an individual behaves in a subsequent experiment.

Volunteer bias refers to:

According to the text, research using animal subjects:

Frequent use of deception:

Dr. Harris conducts an experiment on psychophysics using participants above age 65. These participants would constitute the _____ of the study.

Research suggests that the use of debriefing has _____ over the past few years.

Some animal rights activists advocate eliminating research that uses animals as subjects.

Evaluate the argument made by animal rights activists that research using animals should be curtailed. Do you agree or disagree with this view? Why?

Studies being conducted on the Internet, where participants are self-selected volunteers, provide examples of _____ samples.

According to the APA ethical principles (2002), deception may be used:

Explaining Behavior

Developing and Evaluating Theories of Behavior

Getting Ideas for Research

Choosing a Research Design

Making Systematic Observations

Understanding Ethical Issues in the Research Process

Doing Nonexperimental Research

Doing Survey Research

Using Between-Subjects and Within-Subjects Experimental Designs

Using Specialized Research Designs

Using Single-Subject Designs

Describing Data

Using Inferential Statistics

Using Multivariate Design and Analysis

Reporting Your Research Results

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Exam 6: Choosing and Using Research Subjects

Psychological research uses college students as participants because:

Which of the following would not be an example of passive research deception?

From Rosenthal and Rosnow's (1975) research on the factors that affect the decision to volunteer for research, we can conclude that:

Research on role playing as an alternative to deception has found that:

It is unethical to require students enrolled in psychology courses to participate in research.

Random sampling is not as important when you wish to:

One of the drawbacks of Amazon Mechanical Turk (AMT), a crowdsourcing website, is that:

An alternative to using live animals in research that involves the use of isolated tissue cultures is called _____ research.

Which of the following statements is true of the characteristics of people who volunteer for research?

Role playing has been found to be an adequate alternative to deceptive research practices.

The effects of being deceived in one experiment may affect how an individual behaves in a subsequent experiment.

Volunteer bias refers to:

According to the text, research using animal subjects:

Frequent use of deception:

Dr. Harris conducts an experiment on psychophysics using participants above age 65. These participants would constitute the _____ of the study.

Research suggests that the use of debriefing has _____ over the past few years.

Some animal rights activists advocate eliminating research that uses animals as subjects.

Evaluate the argument made by animal rights activists that research using animals should be curtailed. Do you agree or disagree with this view? Why?

Studies being conducted on the Internet, where participants are self-selected volunteers, provide examples of _____ samples.

According to the APA ethical principles (2002), deception may be used:

Explaining Behavior

Developing and Evaluating Theories of Behavior

Getting Ideas for Research

Choosing a Research Design

Making Systematic Observations

Understanding Ethical Issues in the Research Process

Doing Nonexperimental Research

Doing Survey Research

Using Between-Subjects and Within-Subjects Experimental Designs

Using Specialized Research Designs

Using Single-Subject Designs

Describing Data

Using Inferential Statistics

Using Multivariate Design and Analysis

Reporting Your Research Results

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