Question 1

Animal rights activists argue that instead of using laboratory animals, psychologists should use alternatives. They recommend all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) using nonintrusive observational procedures and study animals in their natural environments 
B) substituting nonsentient for sentient animals (bugs instead of rats) 
C) using computer simulations instead of live animals 
D) using non-primate mammals (e.g., dogs)instead of primates 
A) using nonintrusive observational procedures and study animals in their natural environments 
B) substituting nonsentient for sentient animals (bugs instead of rats) 
C) using computer simulations instead of live animals 
D) using non-primate mammals (e.g., dogs)instead of primates

Question 2

Which of the following is true about an IRB?

Accepted Answer

A) its membership includes nonscientists 
B) it always judges the methodological soundness of studies 
C) its approval is not needed for research completed outside a laboratory 
D) its decisions can be appealed to the APA ethics board 
A) its membership includes nonscientists 
B) it always judges the methodological soundness of studies 
C) its approval is not needed for research completed outside a laboratory 
D) its decisions can be appealed to the APA ethics board

Question 3

What does the APA ethics code have to say about the status of data collected by a research psychologist?

Accepted Answer

A) before results based on these data can be published, the data must be statistically analyzed by a person not involved in the data collection 
B) researchers are expected to make the data set available to other scientists who ask to examine it 
C) all research participants should have the opportunity to examine all the data, in order to determine if they want their to stay in the data set or be removed 
D) researchers have copyright ownership over their data and can deny its availability to others 
A) before results based on these data can be published, the data must be statistically analyzed by a person not involved in the data collection 
B) researchers are expected to make the data set available to other scientists who ask to examine it 
C) all research participants should have the opportunity to examine all the data, in order to determine if they want their to stay in the data set or be removed 
D) researchers have copyright ownership over their data and can deny its availability to others

Question 4

Researchers in the interdisciplinary field of __________ study human-animal interactions.

Accepted Answer

A) anthrozoology 
B) anthropology 
C) biological psychology 
D) comparative psychology 
A) anthrozoology 
B) anthropology 
C) biological psychology 
D) comparative psychology

Question 5

The Institutional Review Board (IRB)is to research with humans as the __________ is to research with animals.

Accepted Answer

A) Animal Welfare Act (AW
A)  
B) Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACU
C)  
C) Society for Research in Child Development (SRC
D)  
D) National Research Act 
A) Animal Welfare Act (AW
A)  
B) Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACU
C)  
C) Society for Research in Child Development (SRC
D)  
D) National Research Act

Question 6

What was Myrtle McGraw's purpose in doing the "pin-pricking" study with infants?

Accepted Answer

A) she wanted to study physiological maturation in the infants 
B) she wished to determine if the infants would habituate to the pin pricks and not notice them 
C) she was studying fear conditioning, but using better controls than Watson 
D) she was examining which parts of the body were most sensitive to skin punctures 
A) she wanted to study physiological maturation in the infants 
B) she wished to determine if the infants would habituate to the pin pricks and not notice them 
C) she was studying fear conditioning, but using better controls than Watson 
D) she was examining which parts of the body were most sensitive to skin punctures

Question 7

The most recent APA code (2002)includes 5 general principles and 89 standards. One of the general principles obligates researchers to continually weigh the profit and the cost of the research they complete. Which general principle is this?

Accepted Answer

A) beneficence and nonmaleficence 
B) integrity 
C) justice 
D) fidelity and responsibility 
A) beneficence and nonmaleficence 
B) integrity 
C) justice 
D) fidelity and responsibility

Question 8

Consent forms typically include

Accepted Answer

A) a brief survey eliciting participant opinions about psychological research 
B) the precise research hypothesis being tested 
C) an assurance of confidentiality 
D) a statement indicating that participants must complete the study once they start it 
A) a brief survey eliciting participant opinions about psychological research 
B) the precise research hypothesis being tested 
C) an assurance of confidentiality 
D) a statement indicating that participants must complete the study once they start it

Question 9

Which of the following is not part of the APA's ethics code for humans?

Accepted Answer

A) those who are at least at minimal risk must give their informed consent 
B) people may or may not decide to participate, but once they start a study, they are obliged to finish it 
C) participants must be thoroughly debriefed at the end of a study 
D) participants must be assured of confidentiality 
A) those who are at least at minimal risk must give their informed consent 
B) people may or may not decide to participate, but once they start a study, they are obliged to finish it 
C) participants must be thoroughly debriefed at the end of a study 
D) participants must be assured of confidentiality

Question 10

The Society for Research in Child Development publishes a set of ethical guidelines that supplement the APA code. One such guideline applies when studying school age children in a school setting. In this research, which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) no student in a class can be tested unless all students in the class agree to be tested 
B) in addition to parents, the students' teachers should also give their consent 
C) at least one representative parent must be recruited to observe the research trials 
D) because some children might be reluctant to participate, it is OK to provide them with incentives large enough to get them to volunteer 
A) no student in a class can be tested unless all students in the class agree to be tested 
B) in addition to parents, the students' teachers should also give their consent 
C) at least one representative parent must be recruited to observe the research trials 
D) because some children might be reluctant to participate, it is OK to provide them with incentives large enough to get them to volunteer

Question 11

The "scientific purpose" of an animal research study can fit into one of three categories. Which of the following is not one of those categories?

Accepted Answer

A) increase our knowledge of the basic processes underlying the evolution of a behavior 
B) yield results that benefit humans and/or the species being studied 
C) increase the basic understanding of the species being studied 
D) improve the safety and efficiency of commercial products that will be used by humans 
A) increase our knowledge of the basic processes underlying the evolution of a behavior 
B) yield results that benefit humans and/or the species being studied 
C) increase the basic understanding of the species being studied 
D) improve the safety and efficiency of commercial products that will be used by humans

Question 12

In his address on "The Value of Behavioral Research with Animals," Neal Miller argued that

Accepted Answer

A) animal rights activists have overstated the harm done to animals by researchers 
B) animal research doesn't do much for animals, but it can benefit humans 
C) animal research doesn't do much for humans, but it can benefit animals 
D) animal research never harms the animals 
A) animal rights activists have overstated the harm done to animals by researchers 
B) animal research doesn't do much for animals, but it can benefit humans 
C) animal research doesn't do much for humans, but it can benefit animals 
D) animal research never harms the animals

Question 13

The most recent APA code (2002)includes 5 general principles and 89 standards. The general principles are "aspirational goals." Which of the following is an example of an aspirational goal?

Accepted Answer

A) concern for the rights and dignity of others 
B) ethnic quotas for admission to graduate school in psychology 
C) blind review of research articles (reviewer doesn't know name of article's author) 
D) the obligation for psychologists to provide some of their services free of charge 
A) concern for the rights and dignity of others 
B) ethnic quotas for admission to graduate school in psychology 
C) blind review of research articles (reviewer doesn't know name of article's author) 
D) the obligation for psychologists to provide some of their services free of charge

Question 14

In the original Milgram obedience experiment, the research participants played the role of

Accepted Answer

A) experimenter 
B) learner 
C) teacher 
D) either learner or teacher, depending on a coin toss 
A) experimenter 
B) learner 
C) teacher 
D) either learner or teacher, depending on a coin toss

Question 15

The most recent APA code (2002)includes 5 general principles and 89 standards. Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) the standards are "aspirational goals" guiding the general behavior of psychologists 
B) the principles are "enforceable rules of conduct" for psychologists 
C) both alternatives a. and b. 
D) none of the above 
A) the standards are "aspirational goals" guiding the general behavior of psychologists 
B) the principles are "enforceable rules of conduct" for psychologists 
C) both alternatives a. and b. 
D) none of the above

Question 16

Why did Gibson and Walk (1960)study animals in the visual cliff studies?

Accepted Answer

A) the animals could be raised in visual isolation 
B) animals can be fully mobile without a matter of hours 
C) studying animals enabled them to control for perceptual experience 
D) all of the above 
A) the animals could be raised in visual isolation 
B) animals can be fully mobile without a matter of hours 
C) studying animals enabled them to control for perceptual experience 
D) all of the above

Question 17

IRB's have been criticized by some researchers in psychology. Which of the following is an often-heard and serious criticism?

Accepted Answer

A) there is no appeal process to protect researchers from overzealous IRB's 
B) IRB procedures slow down the research process 
C) because psychologists have always had a keen sensitivity to ethical issues, IRB's are not really needed 
D) IRB's should be made up of research scientists only-nonscientists just don't get it 
A) there is no appeal process to protect researchers from overzealous IRB's 
B) IRB procedures slow down the research process 
C) because psychologists have always had a keen sensitivity to ethical issues, IRB's are not really needed 
D) IRB's should be made up of research scientists only-nonscientists just don't get it

Question 18

Researchers believe that some degree of deception in research is sometimes warranted because

Accepted Answer

A) without it, participants might not behave naturally 
B) without it, participants would be less likely to volunteer 
C) most participants really cannot understand the complexity of research in psychology 
D) participants expect to be deceived 
A) without it, participants might not behave naturally 
B) without it, participants would be less likely to volunteer 
C) most participants really cannot understand the complexity of research in psychology 
D) participants expect to be deceived

Question 19

Which of the following is true of the Tuskegee syphilis study?

Accepted Answer

A) there was a complete absence of informed consent 
B) the researchers were really studying poverty, not syphilis 
C) it violated the principle that mentally disabled participants should only be studiedin research concerning mental disability 
D) confidentiality was violated when patients were described in a news story 
A) there was a complete absence of informed consent 
B) the researchers were really studying poverty, not syphilis 
C) it violated the principle that mentally disabled participants should only be studiedin research concerning mental disability 
D) confidentiality was violated when patients were described in a news story

Question 20

At a university or college, the Institutional Review Board is a university or college committee that

Accepted Answer

A) evaluates proposals and awards grant money to researchers 
B) evaluates the methodological soundness of research proposals 
C) evaluates the ethical soundness of research proposals 
D) accomplishes all three of the tasks outlined in alternatives a., b., and c. 
A) evaluates proposals and awards grant money to researchers 
B) evaluates the methodological soundness of research proposals 
C) evaluates the ethical soundness of research proposals 
D) accomplishes all three of the tasks outlined in alternatives a., b., and c.

Animal rights activists argue that instead of using laboratory animals, psychologists should use alternatives. They recommend all of the following except

Which of the following is true about an IRB?

What does the APA ethics code have to say about the status of data collected by a research psychologist?

Researchers in the interdisciplinary field of __________ study human-animal interactions.

The Institutional Review Board (IRB)is to research with humans as the __________ is to research with animals.

What was Myrtle McGraw's purpose in doing the "pin-pricking" study with infants?

The most recent APA code (2002)includes 5 general principles and 89 standards. One of the general principles obligates researchers to continually weigh the profit and the cost of the research they complete. Which general principle is this?

Consent forms typically include

Which of the following is not part of the APA's ethics code for humans?

The Society for Research in Child Development publishes a set of ethical guidelines that supplement the APA code. One such guideline applies when studying school age children in a school setting. In this research, which of the following is true?

The "scientific purpose" of an animal research study can fit into one of three categories. Which of the following is not one of those categories?

In his address on "The Value of Behavioral Research with Animals," Neal Miller argued that

The most recent APA code (2002)includes 5 general principles and 89 standards. The general principles are "aspirational goals." Which of the following is an example of an aspirational goal?

In the original Milgram obedience experiment, the research participants played the role of

The most recent APA code (2002)includes 5 general principles and 89 standards. Which of the following is true?

Why did Gibson and Walk (1960)study animals in the visual cliff studies?

IRB's have been criticized by some researchers in psychology. Which of the following is an often-heard and serious criticism?

Researchers believe that some degree of deception in research is sometimes warranted because

Which of the following is true of the Tuskegee syphilis study?

At a university or college, the Institutional Review Board is a university or college committee that

Scientific Thinking in Psychology

Developing Ideas for Research in Psychology

Sampling, Measurement, and Hypothesis Testing

Introduction to Experimental Research

Methodological Control in Experimental Research

Experimental Design I: Single-Factor Designs

Experimental Design II: Factorial Designs

Non-Experimental Design I: Survey Methods

Non-Experimental Design II: Observational and Archival Methods

Quasi-Experimental Designs and Applied Research

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Exam 2: Ethics in Psychological Research

Animal rights activists argue that instead of using laboratory animals, psychologists should use alternatives. They recommend all of the following except

Which of the following is true about an IRB?

What does the APA ethics code have to say about the status of data collected by a research psychologist?

Researchers in the interdisciplinary field of __________ study human-animal interactions.

The Institutional Review Board (IRB)is to research with humans as the __________ is to research with animals.

What was Myrtle McGraw's purpose in doing the "pin-pricking" study with infants?

The most recent APA code (2002)includes 5 general principles and 89 standards. One of the general principles obligates researchers to continually weigh the profit and the cost of the research they complete. Which general principle is this?

Consent forms typically include

Which of the following is not part of the APA's ethics code for humans?

The Society for Research in Child Development publishes a set of ethical guidelines that supplement the APA code. One such guideline applies when studying school age children in a school setting. In this research, which of the following is true?

The "scientific purpose" of an animal research study can fit into one of three categories. Which of the following is not one of those categories?

In his address on "The Value of Behavioral Research with Animals," Neal Miller argued that

The most recent APA code (2002)includes 5 general principles and 89 standards. The general principles are "aspirational goals." Which of the following is an example of an aspirational goal?

In the original Milgram obedience experiment, the research participants played the role of

The most recent APA code (2002)includes 5 general principles and 89 standards. Which of the following is true?

Why did Gibson and Walk (1960)study animals in the visual cliff studies?

IRB's have been criticized by some researchers in psychology. Which of the following is an often-heard and serious criticism?

Researchers believe that some degree of deception in research is sometimes warranted because

Which of the following is true of the Tuskegee syphilis study?

At a university or college, the Institutional Review Board is a university or college committee that

Scientific Thinking in Psychology

Developing Ideas for Research in Psychology

Sampling, Measurement, and Hypothesis Testing

Introduction to Experimental Research

Methodological Control in Experimental Research

Experimental Design I: Single-Factor Designs

Experimental Design II: Factorial Designs

Non-Experimental Design I: Survey Methods

Non-Experimental Design II: Observational and Archival Methods

Quasi-Experimental Designs and Applied Research

Small N Designs

Filters