Question 1

_____ is the APA guideline that commits researchers to intellectual honesty and adherence to ethical principles in scientific research.

Accepted Answer

A)  Respect 
B)  Freedom 
C)  Integrity 
D)  Justice 
A)  Respect 
B)  Freedom 
C)  Integrity 
D)  Justice C

Question 2

Some of the studies conducted before the 1970s,like the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and Milgram's obedience study,could not be replicated today,because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  stricter ethical guidelines. 
B)  loss of confidentiality. 
C)  cultural standards that discourage research. 
D)  stricter environmental guidelines. 
A)  stricter ethical guidelines. 
B)  loss of confidentiality. 
C)  cultural standards that discourage research. 
D)  stricter environmental guidelines. A

Question 3

What does the IACUC oversee?

Accepted Answer

A)  animals 
B)  children 
C)  prisoners 
D)  the mentally ill 
A)  animals 
B)  children 
C)  prisoners 
D)  the mentally ill A

Question 4

Monica believes that her decisions should reflect her moral obligation to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people.His personal philosophy demonstrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  the utilitarian perspective. 
B)  egoism. 
C)  the file drawer problem. 
D)  the altruistic perspective. 
A)  the utilitarian perspective. 
B)  egoism. 
C)  the file drawer problem. 
D)  the altruistic perspective.

Question 5

Phillipe is conducting a research study in which his participants will encounter the same level of risk encountered in daily life.His study will most likely receive the IRB review classification of:

Accepted Answer

A)  exempt. 
B)  advanced. 
C)  expedited. 
D)  full review. 
A)  exempt. 
B)  advanced. 
C)  expedited. 
D)  full review.

Question 6

Informed consent forms must tell participants _____,but they do not have to tell participants _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  what they are expected to do;where 
B)  what they are expected to do;why 
C)  why they are participating;what they are expected to do 
D)  why they are participating;when 
A)  what they are expected to do;where 
B)  what they are expected to do;why 
C)  why they are participating;what they are expected to do 
D)  why they are participating;when

Question 7

Which of the following does NOT involve deception?

Accepted Answer

A)  cover story 
B)  false feedback 
C)  using a confederate 
D)  debriefing 
A)  cover story 
B)  false feedback 
C)  using a confederate 
D)  debriefing

Question 8

The best practices put forth by Simmons and colleagues (2011)to help decrease the temptation to falsify data include all of the following,EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  decide in advance how many participants to collect data from. 
B)  report all of the different groups included in the study. 
C)  report only the pieces of data that achieved statistical significance. 
D)  report all of the different variables assessed in the study. 
A)  decide in advance how many participants to collect data from. 
B)  report all of the different groups included in the study. 
C)  report only the pieces of data that achieved statistical significance. 
D)  report all of the different variables assessed in the study.

Question 9

What is the Institutional Review Board?

Accepted Answer

A)  a governing body that reviews the ethical merit of all research conducted with animals as subjects 
B)  a governing body that reviews the ethical merit of all research conducted on human subjects 
C)  a governing body that reviews the capital investment of a study and determines whether it merits being conducted 
D)  a governing body that reviews whether studies are likely to achieve statistical significance and result in publication 
A)  a governing body that reviews the ethical merit of all research conducted with animals as subjects 
B)  a governing body that reviews the ethical merit of all research conducted on human subjects 
C)  a governing body that reviews the capital investment of a study and determines whether it merits being conducted 
D)  a governing body that reviews whether studies are likely to achieve statistical significance and result in publication

Question 10

The application of moral principles concerning what an individual considers right and wrong to help guide one's decisions and behavior is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  altruistic perspective. 
B)  file drawer problem. 
C)  deception. 
D)  ethics. 
A)  altruistic perspective. 
B)  file drawer problem. 
C)  deception. 
D)  ethics.

Question 11

Imagine that you are the chair of your university's IRB.You receive a research protocol detailing a study that would examine the impact of sleep deprivation on driving behavior.The researcher plans to have participants stay awake for varying numbers of hours in the lab and then have them operate a car during rush hour traffic.You reject this study based on its violation of the principle of:

Accepted Answer

A)  integrity. 
B)  justice. 
C)  respect. 
D)  beneficence. 
A)  integrity. 
B)  justice. 
C)  respect. 
D)  beneficence.

Question 12

The belief that ethical decisions should be based on helping without personal benefit is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  egoism. 
B)  the altruistic perspective. 
C)  the utilitarian perspective. 
D)  beneficence. 
A)  egoism. 
B)  the altruistic perspective. 
C)  the utilitarian perspective. 
D)  beneficence.

Question 13

Loss of confidentiality is:

Accepted Answer

A)  when the responses and behaviors of participants become public knowledge. 
B)  when researcher uses coding to separate participant names from data. 
C)  a guarantee that individual responses cannot be linked to individual participants. 
D)  the physical toll that study participation takes on participants. 
A)  when the responses and behaviors of participants become public knowledge. 
B)  when researcher uses coding to separate participant names from data. 
C)  a guarantee that individual responses cannot be linked to individual participants. 
D)  the physical toll that study participation takes on participants.

Question 14

Each of the following are benefits of the debriefing,EXCEPT it:

Accepted Answer

A)  helps participants learn about the scientific process. 
B)  reveals the hypothesis under investigation. 
C)  provides contact information to counseling services in case the study causes later emotional distress. 
D)  contains further deception for the researcher to investigate. 
A)  helps participants learn about the scientific process. 
B)  reveals the hypothesis under investigation. 
C)  provides contact information to counseling services in case the study causes later emotional distress. 
D)  contains further deception for the researcher to investigate.

Question 15

Which of the following would NOT be considered coercion?

Accepted Answer

A)  providing excessive compensation for participation 
B)  threatening physical or psychological harm for failing to participate in a study 
C)  offering a bribe to potential participants 
D)  giving research experience credit to Introduction to Psychology students in exchange for their participation 
A)  providing excessive compensation for participation 
B)  threatening physical or psychological harm for failing to participate in a study 
C)  offering a bribe to potential participants 
D)  giving research experience credit to Introduction to Psychology students in exchange for their participation

Question 16

Fairness in the selection of study participants in a manner that equally distributes costs and benefits is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  integrity. 
B)  respect. 
C)  justice. 
D)  beneficence. 
A)  integrity. 
B)  respect. 
C)  justice. 
D)  beneficence.

Question 17

Which of the following is specified as a vulnerable population?

Accepted Answer

A)  the elderly 
B)  women 
C)  prisoners 
D)  adults 
A)  the elderly 
B)  women 
C)  prisoners 
D)  adults

Question 18

Informed consent is an important part of establishing:

Accepted Answer

A)  justice. 
B)  beneficence. 
C)  equality. 
D)  respect for persons. 
A)  justice. 
B)  beneficence. 
C)  equality. 
D)  respect for persons.

Question 19

Representing others' work or ideas as your own,without giving proper credit is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  plagiarism. 
B)  paraphrasing. 
C)  the file drawer problem. 
D)  nonmaleficence. 
A)  plagiarism. 
B)  paraphrasing. 
C)  the file drawer problem. 
D)  nonmaleficence.

Question 20

Which of the following is one of the basic ethical principles outlined in the Belmont Report?

Accepted Answer

A)  equality 
B)  beneficence 
C)  freedom of religion 
D)  right to legal counsel 
A)  equality 
B)  beneficence 
C)  freedom of religion 
D)  right to legal counsel

Exam 3: Ethics: Part 1

_____ is the APA guideline that commits researchers to intellectual honesty and adherence to ethical principles in scientific research.

Some of the studies conducted before the 1970s,like the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and Milgram's obedience study,could not be replicated today,because of:

What does the IACUC oversee?

Monica believes that her decisions should reflect her moral obligation to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people.His personal philosophy demonstrates:

Phillipe is conducting a research study in which his participants will encounter the same level of risk encountered in daily life.His study will most likely receive the IRB review classification of:

Informed consent forms must tell participants _____,but they do not have to tell participants _____.

Which of the following does NOT involve deception?

The best practices put forth by Simmons and colleagues (2011)to help decrease the temptation to falsify data include all of the following,EXCEPT:

What is the Institutional Review Board?

The application of moral principles concerning what an individual considers right and wrong to help guide one's decisions and behavior is called:

The belief that ethical decisions should be based on helping without personal benefit is called:

Loss of confidentiality is:

Each of the following are benefits of the debriefing,EXCEPT it:

Which of the following would NOT be considered coercion?

Fairness in the selection of study participants in a manner that equally distributes costs and benefits is known as:

Which of the following is specified as a vulnerable population?

Informed consent is an important part of establishing:

Representing others' work or ideas as your own,without giving proper credit is known as:

Which of the following is one of the basic ethical principles outlined in the Belmont Report?

A: Psychology As Science: Thinking Like a Researcher

B: Psychology As Science: Thinking Like a Researcher

C: Psychology As Science: Thinking Like a Researcher

D: Psychology As Science: Thinking Like a Researcher

Psychology As Science: Part 1

Psychology As Science: Part 2

A: The Research Process: Ideas to Innovations

B: The Research Process: Ideas to Innovations

C: The Research Process: Ideas to Innovations

D: The Research Process: Ideas to Innovations

The Research Process: Part 1

The Research Process: Part 2

A: Ethics: Making Ethical Decisions in Research

B: Ethics: Making Ethical Decisions in Research

C: Ethics: Making Ethical Decisions in Research

D: Ethics: Making Ethical Decisions in Research

Ethics: Part 2

A: The Psychologists Toolbox: Tools for Building Better Designs

B: The Psychologists Toolbox: Tools for Building Better Designs

C: The Psychologists Toolbox: Tools for Building Better Designs

D: The Psychologists Toolbox: Tools for Building Better Designs

The Psychologists: Part 1

The Psychologists: Part 2

A: Qualitative Research: Getting Into the Mind of a Serial Killer

B: Qualitative Research: Getting Into the Mind of a Serial Killer

C: Qualitative Research: Getting Into the Mind of a Serial Killer

D: Qualitative Research: Getting Into the Mind of a Serial Killer

Qualitative Research: Part 1

Qualitative Research: Part 2

A: Observational Research: The Many Forms of Discipline in Parents Bag of Tricks

B: Observational Research: The Many Forms of Discipline in Parents Bag of Tricks

C: Observational Research: The Many Forms of Discipline in Parents Bag of Tricks

D: Observational Research: The Many Forms of Discipline in Parents Bag of Tricks

Observational Research: Part 1

Observational Research: Part 2

A: Survey Design and Scale Construction: Is Going Greek a Great Idea

B: Survey Design and Scale Construction: Is Going Greek a Great Idea

C: Survey Design and Scale Construction: Is Going Greek a Great Idea

D: Survey Design and Scale Construction: Is Going Greek a Great Idea

Survey Design and Scale Construction: Part 1

Survey Design and Scale Construction: Part 2

A: Two-Group Design: Texting: I Cant Get You Out of My Mind

B: Two-Group Design: Texting: I Cant Get You Out of My Mind

C: Two-Group Design: Texting: I Cant Get You Out of My Mind

D: Two-Group Design: Texting: I Cant Get You Out of My Mind

Two-Group Design: Part 1

Two-Group Design: Part 2

A: Multi-Group Design: Im Feeling Hot, but Is the Earth Hot, Too

B: Multi-Group Design: Im Feeling Hot, but Is the Earth Hot, Too

C: Multi-Group Design: Im Feeling Hot, but Is the Earth Hot, Too

D: Multi-Group Design: Im Feeling Hot, but Is the Earth Hot, Too

Multi-Group Design: Part 1

Multi-Group Design: Part 2

A: Within-Subjects Designs: Can Watching Reality Tv Shows Be Good for Us

B: Within-Subjects Designs: Can Watching Reality Tv Shows Be Good for Us

C: Within-Subjects Designs: Can Watching Reality Tv Shows Be Good for Us

D: Within-Subjects Designs: Can Watching Reality Tv Shows Be Good for Us

Within-Subjects Designs: Part 1

Within-Subjects Designs: Part 2

A: Factorial Design: I Lost My Phone Number, Can I Borrow Yours Do Pickup Lines Really Work

Informed consent forms must tell participants _,but they do not have to tell participants _.