Question 1

Which of the following is not an important consideration for a researcher who is designing an experiment that will involve deception?

Accepted Answer

A)  the availability of alternative, deception-free methods for carrying out the research 
B)  how many people will participate in the research 
C)  the importance of the study to scientific knowledge 
D)  the degree of deception involved and the possibility of risk to the participants 
A)  the availability of alternative, deception-free methods for carrying out the research 
B)  how many people will participate in the research 
C)  the importance of the study to scientific knowledge 
D)  the degree of deception involved and the possibility of risk to the participants B

Question 2

Which of the following is not required of researchers in an informed consent procedure?

Accepted Answer

A)  description of the nature of the research 
B)  reasons for why deception is used in the research 
C)  information that might influence participants' willingness to participate 
D)  all of these are required 
A)  description of the nature of the research 
B)  reasons for why deception is used in the research 
C)  information that might influence participants' willingness to participate 
D)  all of these are required B

Question 3

Identify two ways in which debriefing benefits the participant and one way in which it benefits the researcher.

Accepted Answer

Debriefing can benefit the participant by removing any harmful effects or misconceptions about participation,explaining the need for deception,leaving the participant with positive feelings about his or her participation,and/or educating the participant about the research project and about research in general.Debriefing can benefit the researcher by providing an opportunity to find out the participant's perceptions of the research situation and any treatments that had been administered.Debriefing also can provide leads for future research and identify problems in research procedures.

Question 4

Describe how the use of deception can be justified on methodological grounds and describe the conditions under which the use of deception is always unethical.

Accepted Answer

It is simply impossible to carry out cer

Question 5

For a class research project,students conceal themselves in bathroom stalls in order to observe conversational behavior of individuals at sinks in the washroom.They count the number of words spoken by women and men in their respective washrooms.The most important ethical issue in this research is

Accepted Answer

A)  debriefing. 
B)  informed consent. 
C)  privacy. 
D)  deception. 
A)  debriefing. 
B)  informed consent. 
C)  privacy. 
D)  deception.

Question 6

If you want to conduct research at your college or university,you should inquire about the appropriate procedure for institutional review of your research

Accepted Answer

A)  before starting your research project. 
B)  before you have completed your research project. 
C)  at any time during your research project. 
D)  no earlier than when you submit your findings for your degree requirements. 
A)  before starting your research project. 
B)  before you have completed your research project. 
C)  at any time during your research project. 
D)  no earlier than when you submit your findings for your degree requirements.

Question 7

Distinguish between the three types of injury as sources of risk in psychological research: physical,psychological,and social injury.

Accepted Answer

There is a risk of possible physical inj

Question 8

There is a general consensus among research psychologists that authorship of a scientific paper should be based mainly on the

Accepted Answer

A)  time a person has spent on the project. 
B)  number of previous publications on the same topic a person has. 
C)  scholarly importance of the person's contribution. 
D)  person's status in terms of advanced degrees and academic position. 
A)  time a person has spent on the project. 
B)  number of previous publications on the same topic a person has. 
C)  scholarly importance of the person's contribution. 
D)  person's status in terms of advanced degrees and academic position.

Question 9

Researchers can avoid potential social injury or risk for participants in their research project if the researchers

Accepted Answer

A)  avoid using deception in their research. 
B)  ensure the internal consistency of their study. 
C)  obtain informed consent from each participant. 
D)  protect the confidentiality of participants' responses. 
A)  avoid using deception in their research. 
B)  ensure the internal consistency of their study. 
C)  obtain informed consent from each participant. 
D)  protect the confidentiality of participants' responses.

Question 10

Researchers must use special safeguards to protect human participants when

Accepted Answer

A)  more than minimal risk is present. 
B)  informed consent is not required. 
C)  behavior is observed in the public domain. 
D)  anonymous questionnaires are used. 
A)  more than minimal risk is present. 
B)  informed consent is not required. 
C)  behavior is observed in the public domain. 
D)  anonymous questionnaires are used.

Question 11

A faculty member adds a student's name to the list of authors for a research manuscript in order to help that student get into graduate school.The student's contribution to the research project was to enter responses to survey questions into the computer.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  plagiarism. 
B)  ethical recognition of the student's contribution to the research project. 
C)  unethical assignment of authorship credit. 
D)  failure to credit a secondary source. 
A)  plagiarism. 
B)  ethical recognition of the student's contribution to the research project. 
C)  unethical assignment of authorship credit. 
D)  failure to credit a secondary source.

Question 12

When the exact words from a source are used in a manuscript,which of the following is required?

Accepted Answer

A)  the source must be properly identified 
B)  the location of the source 
C)  quotation marks 
D)  all of these 
A)  the source must be properly identified 
B)  the location of the source 
C)  quotation marks 
D)  all of these

Question 13

Which of the following uses of deception is always unethical?

Accepted Answer

A)  deceiving participants to get them to take part in research that involves more than minimal risk 
B)  deceiving participants to gain access to a particular group or setting 
C)  deceiving participants to be able to implement a specific independent variable 
D)  deceiving participants to get them to adopt certain attitudes or behaviors 
A)  deceiving participants to get them to take part in research that involves more than minimal risk 
B)  deceiving participants to gain access to a particular group or setting 
C)  deceiving participants to be able to implement a specific independent variable 
D)  deceiving participants to get them to adopt certain attitudes or behaviors

Question 14

Which of the following procedures is essential after an experiment involving the use of deception?

Accepted Answer

A)  informed consent 
B)  debriefing 
C)  research evaluation form 
D)  legal disclaimer statement 
A)  informed consent 
B)  debriefing 
C)  research evaluation form 
D)  legal disclaimer statement

Question 15

Failure to protect the confidentiality of a participant's responses may increase the risk in a research study by increasing the possibility of

Accepted Answer

A)  physical injury. 
B)  psychological injury. 
C)  social injury. 
D)  performance injury. 
A)  physical injury. 
B)  psychological injury. 
C)  social injury. 
D)  performance injury.

Question 16

When completing the steps for ethical decision making,the "correctness" of an ethical decision should be judged according to whether

Accepted Answer

A)  everyone is happy with the decision. 
B)  a fair and ethical process was followed for making the decision. 
C)  the rights of the researcher were given prominence. 
D)  the financial support for the research is not jeopardized by the decision. 
A)  everyone is happy with the decision. 
B)  a fair and ethical process was followed for making the decision. 
C)  the rights of the researcher were given prominence. 
D)  the financial support for the research is not jeopardized by the decision.

Question 17

Debriefing following the use of deception should include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  descriptions of people who were tricked by the deception and those who figured it out. 
B)  an explanation for the use of deception. 
C)  an attempt to address any misconceptions participants may have about the research. 
D)  an effort to remove any harmful effects resulting from the deception. 
A)  descriptions of people who were tricked by the deception and those who figured it out. 
B)  an explanation for the use of deception. 
C)  an attempt to address any misconceptions participants may have about the research. 
D)  an effort to remove any harmful effects resulting from the deception.

Question 18

Which of the following is one type of risk that contributes to the determination of the risk/benefit ratio?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic risk 
B)  social risk 
C)  failure risk 
D)  media risk 
A)  economic risk 
B)  social risk 
C)  failure risk 
D)  media risk

Question 19

A student conducted a research project in which fake smoke entered the waiting area used by participants.This procedure was used to create a stressful situation and the student then tested participants' performance on complex reasoning tasks.One student waiting in a wheelchair experienced a panic attack when the smoke appeared.After this incident,the IRB stopped the research.This example demonstrates that

Accepted Answer

A)  IRBs can be unreasonable. 
B)  characteristics of individuals must be considered when determining risk. 
C)  the deception was described fully during the informed consent procedure. 
D)  this research should have been conducted online. 
A)  IRBs can be unreasonable. 
B)  characteristics of individuals must be considered when determining risk. 
C)  the deception was described fully during the informed consent procedure. 
D)  this research should have been conducted online.

Question 20

Identify three risks associated with Internet research and the procedures researchers might follow to lessen the each risk.

Accepted Answer

Three risks in this context include issu

Which of the following is not an important consideration for a researcher who is designing an experiment that will involve deception?

Which of the following is not required of researchers in an informed consent procedure?

Identify two ways in which debriefing benefits the participant and one way in which it benefits the researcher.

Describe how the use of deception can be justified on methodological grounds and describe the conditions under which the use of deception is always unethical.

For a class research project,students conceal themselves in bathroom stalls in order to observe conversational behavior of individuals at sinks in the washroom.They count the number of words spoken by women and men in their respective washrooms.The most important ethical issue in this research is

If you want to conduct research at your college or university,you should inquire about the appropriate procedure for institutional review of your research

Distinguish between the three types of injury as sources of risk in psychological research: physical,psychological,and social injury.

There is a general consensus among research psychologists that authorship of a scientific paper should be based mainly on the

Researchers can avoid potential social injury or risk for participants in their research project if the researchers

Researchers must use special safeguards to protect human participants when

A faculty member adds a student's name to the list of authors for a research manuscript in order to help that student get into graduate school.The student's contribution to the research project was to enter responses to survey questions into the computer.This is an example of

When the exact words from a source are used in a manuscript,which of the following is required?

Which of the following uses of deception is always unethical?

Which of the following procedures is essential after an experiment involving the use of deception?

Failure to protect the confidentiality of a participant's responses may increase the risk in a research study by increasing the possibility of

When completing the steps for ethical decision making,the "correctness" of an ethical decision should be judged according to whether

Debriefing following the use of deception should include all of the following except

Which of the following is one type of risk that contributes to the determination of the risk/benefit ratio?

Identify three risks associated with Internet research and the procedures researchers might follow to lessen the each risk.

Introduction

The Scientific Method

Observation

Survey Research

Independent Groups Designs

Repeated Measures Designs

Complex Designs

Single-Case Research Designs

Quasi-Experimental Designs and Program Evaluation

Data Analysis and Interpretation: Part Idescribing Data, confidence Intervals, correlation

Data Analysis and Interpretation: Part Iitests of Statistical Significance and the Analysis Story

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Exam 3: Ethical Issues in the Conduct of Psychological Research

Which of the following is not an important consideration for a researcher who is designing an experiment that will involve deception?

Which of the following is not required of researchers in an informed consent procedure?

Identify two ways in which debriefing benefits the participant and one way in which it benefits the researcher.

Describe how the use of deception can be justified on methodological grounds and describe the conditions under which the use of deception is always unethical.

For a class research project,students conceal themselves in bathroom stalls in order to observe conversational behavior of individuals at sinks in the washroom.They count the number of words spoken by women and men in their respective washrooms.The most important ethical issue in this research is

If you want to conduct research at your college or university,you should inquire about the appropriate procedure for institutional review of your research

Distinguish between the three types of injury as sources of risk in psychological research: physical,psychological,and social injury.

There is a general consensus among research psychologists that authorship of a scientific paper should be based mainly on the

Researchers can avoid potential social injury or risk for participants in their research project if the researchers

Researchers must use special safeguards to protect human participants when

A faculty member adds a student's name to the list of authors for a research manuscript in order to help that student get into graduate school.The student's contribution to the research project was to enter responses to survey questions into the computer.This is an example of

When the exact words from a source are used in a manuscript,which of the following is required?

Which of the following uses of deception is always unethical?

Which of the following procedures is essential after an experiment involving the use of deception?

Failure to protect the confidentiality of a participant's responses may increase the risk in a research study by increasing the possibility of

When completing the steps for ethical decision making,the "correctness" of an ethical decision should be judged according to whether

Debriefing following the use of deception should include all of the following except

Which of the following is one type of risk that contributes to the determination of the risk/benefit ratio?

Identify three risks associated with Internet research and the procedures researchers might follow to lessen the each risk.

Introduction

The Scientific Method

Observation

Survey Research

Independent Groups Designs

Repeated Measures Designs

Complex Designs

Single-Case Research Designs

Quasi-Experimental Designs and Program Evaluation

Data Analysis and Interpretation: Part Idescribing Data, confidence Intervals, correlation

Data Analysis and Interpretation: Part Iitests of Statistical Significance and the Analysis Story

Communication in Psychology

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