Exam 4: The Research Enterprise in Psychology Part 2

Dr. Limmex is trying to win FDA approval for a new drug to treat anxiety. Dr. Limmex claims that 14% of the people who took this new drug reported reduced anxiety; however other researchers claim that 14% of patients who receive no treatment also report reductions in their anxiety levels. It appears that the patients who improved after taking Dr. Limmex's drug

Which of the following reasons for conducting psychological research with animals is MOST controversial?

Placebo effects occur when

Dr. Dickinson is investigating the link between social support networks and grades in school. Students in his classes are required to complete survey forms related to this research. If a survey form is not completed by the end of the semester a student's grade is reduced by 10 points. In this case, some researchers might argue that Dr. Dickinson's research violates the ethical principle of

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate?

Explain the difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable as used in the experimental method.

Which of the following is NOT a common methodological flaw to consider when evaluating scientific research?

Which section of a journal article describing psychological research contains the author's interpretation and evaluation of the data?

Which of the following is NOT included in the ethical guidelines for human participants in psychological research?

A person who agreed with all the questions on a personality inventory, even when the questions contradicted each other, would be demonstrating a(n) ____________________.

When clinical psychologists do case studies of their clients for diagnostic purposes they are conducting empirical research.

Imagine that a group of researchers designed a study to test the effectiveness of subliminal-message weight-loss tapes. Half the participants receive real tapes, and half receive similar tapes with the subliminal messages removed. All the participants are told that their tapes contain subliminal messages. This study would be an example of

Design an experiment that will examine the question: "Who will learn more about psychology, those students enrolled in a traditional course or those enrolled in a distance learning course."

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate concerning the results of the research study by Rosenthal and Fode described in the text book?

Because our experience of the world is highly subjective, researchers use

The best type of evidence for psychological studies is anecdotal evidence.

Placebos are used in research to control for

How do you feel about the use of animals as research subjects in psychological studies? Back up your position with evidence.

According to the ethical guidelines for conducting psychological research with animals, exposing animals to harmful or painful procedures

What is the mode of the following data? 2, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 7, 12