Question 1

One way to detect fraud in research is to ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​review the proposal by the IRB 
B) ​review the proposal by the IACUC 
C) submit the article for peer review 
D) ​verify all the citations and references in the study 
A) ​review the proposal by the IRB 
B) ​review the proposal by the IACUC 
C) submit the article for peer review 
D) ​verify all the citations and references in the study

Question 2

The Milgram study involved ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​injecting unsuspecting patients with live cancer cells 
B) ​failing to provide treatment for men with syphilis 
C) asking participants to administer what appeared to be severe shocks to other people 
D) ​exposing participants to extremes of freezing temperature 
A) ​injecting unsuspecting patients with live cancer cells 
B) ​failing to provide treatment for men with syphilis 
C) asking participants to administer what appeared to be severe shocks to other people 
D) ​exposing participants to extremes of freezing temperature

Question 3

Fraud involves ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​making a mistake when conducting statistical analyses 
B) ​errors made while collecting data 
C) making up data to fit the hypothesis 
D) ​accidentally misdating a document 
A) ​making a mistake when conducting statistical analyses 
B) ​errors made while collecting data 
C) making up data to fit the hypothesis 
D) ​accidentally misdating a document

Question 4

A written consent form that is signed by the researcher and the participant is required for all research with human participants.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

One way to detect fraud in research is to ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​look for a ceiling effect 
B) ​look for a floor effect 
C) replicate the study 
D) ​verify all the citations in the study 
A) ​look for a ceiling effect 
B) ​look for a floor effect 
C) replicate the study 
D) ​verify all the citations in the study

Question 6

Which form of deception is permitted in psychological research?

Accepted Answer

A) ​telling participants they will be paid and then not paying them 
B) not telling participants about a possible risk of serious physical harm in the study​ 
C) observing participants who don't know they are being observed 
D) ​telling participants they can withdraw at any time and then refusing to let them leave 
A) ​telling participants they will be paid and then not paying them 
B) not telling participants about a possible risk of serious physical harm in the study​ 
C) observing participants who don't know they are being observed 
D) ​telling participants they can withdraw at any time and then refusing to let them leave

Question 7

Informed consent involves three elements: information,understanding,and volunteering.Describe how the intent of informed consent can be compromised by limitations in any one of these three elements.​

Accepted Answer

​If participants are not given complete

Question 8

Although the intent of informed consent is to provide participants with complete information about a research study before they agree to participate,this is sometimes impossible because ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​deception is an important part of the research 
B) ​there is no real reason to tell them everything 
C) people do not bother to read the form 
D) ​people are often unable to understand the research protocol 
A) ​deception is an important part of the research 
B) ​there is no real reason to tell them everything 
C) people do not bother to read the form 
D) ​people are often unable to understand the research protocol

Question 9

Who is acting as a confederate?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Hannah, who thinks she has guessed what the "real" purpose of the study is and tells everyone else 
B) ​Aisha, who signs up for every research study she can 
C) Jay, who pretends to be a research participant even though he is actually working with the experimenter 
D) ​Mikael, a research participant who decides on his own to mess with other participants 
A) ​Hannah, who thinks she has guessed what the "real" purpose of the study is and tells everyone else 
B) ​Aisha, who signs up for every research study she can 
C) Jay, who pretends to be a research participant even though he is actually working with the experimenter 
D) ​Mikael, a research participant who decides on his own to mess with other participants

Question 10

The IACUC is responsible for ensuring the well-being of nonhuman research subjects as well as human research participants.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Describe the common components of consent forms.

Accepted Answer

​Consent forms commonly contain ten comp

Question 12

A researcher tells stories at a party describing the behavior of individual participants in his or her research study.Which ethical principle is being compromised?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​no harm 
B) informed consent 
C) confidentiality 
D) ​anonymity 
A) ​no harm 
B) informed consent 
C) confidentiality 
D) ​anonymity

Question 13

Describe a situation where it may be permissible to dispense with informed consent.​

Accepted Answer

​In some situations,where the research p

Question 14

What is one of the guidelines for using deception in a research study?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Individuals must be informed that deception is involved before they consent to participate. 
B) ​Individuals must be debriefed about the deception within six weeks after the data have been analyzed. 
C) The deception can only be something a "reasonable person" would consider acceptable 
D) ​The deception cannot conceal a real risk or danger to participants. 
A) ​Individuals must be informed that deception is involved before they consent to participate. 
B) ​Individuals must be debriefed about the deception within six weeks after the data have been analyzed. 
C) The deception can only be something a "reasonable person" would consider acceptable 
D) ​The deception cannot conceal a real risk or danger to participants.

Question 15

Describe the factors that influence a debriefing's effectiveness.​

Accepted Answer

​Some things that seem to influence a de

Question 16

APA ethical guidelines allow researchers to deliberately mislead participants about the purpose of a research study.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Describe a few ways to prevent plagiarism.

Accepted Answer

The following are different ways to prev

Question 18

Debriefing is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​rarely effective at removing lingering effects 
B) ​more effective the sooner it is delivered 
C) more effective with active deception 
D) ​a continuation of the deception 
A) ​rarely effective at removing lingering effects 
B) ​more effective the sooner it is delivered 
C) more effective with active deception 
D) ​a continuation of the deception

Question 19

A researcher decides not to report the data from three participants whose results contradicted the researcher's hypothesis.This is an example of fraud.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

If a researcher explains what will happen in a research study using language that potential participants are unlikely to understand,then the researcher has violated the intent of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​confidentiality 
B) ​preventing harm 
C) informed consent 
D) ​anonymity 
A) ​confidentiality 
B) ​preventing harm 
C) informed consent 
D) ​anonymity

One way to detect fraud in research is to ____.

The Milgram study involved ____.

Fraud involves ____.

A written consent form that is signed by the researcher and the participant is required for all research with human participants.

One way to detect fraud in research is to ____.

Which form of deception is permitted in psychological research?

Informed consent involves three elements: information,understanding,and volunteering.Describe how the intent of informed consent can be compromised by limitations in any one of these three elements.

Although the intent of informed consent is to provide participants with complete information about a research study before they agree to participate,this is sometimes impossible because ____.

Who is acting as a confederate?

The IACUC is responsible for ensuring the well-being of nonhuman research subjects as well as human research participants.

Describe the common components of consent forms.

A researcher tells stories at a party describing the behavior of individual participants in his or her research study.Which ethical principle is being compromised?

Describe a situation where it may be permissible to dispense with informed consent.

What is one of the guidelines for using deception in a research study?

Describe the factors that influence a debriefing's effectiveness.

APA ethical guidelines allow researchers to deliberately mislead participants about the purpose of a research study.

Describe a few ways to prevent plagiarism.

Debriefing is ____.

A researcher decides not to report the data from three participants whose results contradicted the researcher's hypothesis.This is an example of fraud.

If a researcher explains what will happen in a research study using language that potential participants are unlikely to understand,then the researcher has violated the intent of ____.

Introduction, Acquiring Knowledge, and the Scientific Method.

Research Ideas and Hypotheses.

Defining and Measuring Variables.

Selecting Research Participants.

Research Strategies and Validity.

The Experimental Research Strategy.

Experimental Designs: Between Subjects Design.

Experimental Designs Within Subjects Design.

The Nonexperimental and Quasi-Experimental Strategies: Nonequivalent Group,Pre–Post,and Developmental Designs.

Factorial Designs.

The Correlational Research Strategy.

The Descriptive Research Strategy.

Single-Subject Research Designs.

Statistical Evaluation of Data.

Writing an APA-Style Research Report.

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Exam 4: Ethics in Research.

One way to detect fraud in research is to ____.​

The Milgram study involved ____.

Fraud involves ____.

A written consent form that is signed by the researcher and the participant is required for all research with human participants.​

One way to detect fraud in research is to ____.​

Which form of deception is permitted in psychological research?

Informed consent involves three elements: information,understanding,and volunteering.Describe how the intent of informed consent can be compromised by limitations in any one of these three elements.​

Although the intent of informed consent is to provide participants with complete information about a research study before they agree to participate,this is sometimes impossible because ____.

Who is acting as a confederate?

The IACUC is responsible for ensuring the well-being of nonhuman research subjects as well as human research participants.​

Describe the common components of consent forms.

A researcher tells stories at a party describing the behavior of individual participants in his or her research study.Which ethical principle is being compromised?​

Describe a situation where it may be permissible to dispense with informed consent.​

What is one of the guidelines for using deception in a research study?​

Describe the factors that influence a debriefing's effectiveness.​

APA ethical guidelines allow researchers to deliberately mislead participants about the purpose of a research study.​

Describe a few ways to prevent plagiarism.

Debriefing is ____.

A researcher decides not to report the data from three participants whose results contradicted the researcher's hypothesis.This is an example of fraud.

If a researcher explains what will happen in a research study using language that potential participants are unlikely to understand,then the researcher has violated the intent of ____.

Introduction, Acquiring Knowledge, and the Scientific Method.

Research Ideas and Hypotheses.

Defining and Measuring Variables.

Selecting Research Participants.

Research Strategies and Validity.

The Experimental Research Strategy.

Experimental Designs: Between Subjects Design.

Experimental Designs Within Subjects Design.

The Nonexperimental and Quasi-Experimental Strategies: Nonequivalent Group,Pre–Post,and Developmental Designs.

Factorial Designs.

The Correlational Research Strategy.

The Descriptive Research Strategy.

Single-Subject Research Designs.

Statistical Evaluation of Data.

Writing an APA-Style Research Report.

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One way to detect fraud in research is to ____.

A written consent form that is signed by the researcher and the participant is required for all research with human participants.

One way to detect fraud in research is to ____.

Informed consent involves three elements: information,understanding,and volunteering.Describe how the intent of informed consent can be compromised by limitations in any one of these three elements.

The IACUC is responsible for ensuring the well-being of nonhuman research subjects as well as human research participants.

A researcher tells stories at a party describing the behavior of individual participants in his or her research study.Which ethical principle is being compromised?

Describe a situation where it may be permissible to dispense with informed consent.

What is one of the guidelines for using deception in a research study?

Describe the factors that influence a debriefing's effectiveness.

APA ethical guidelines allow researchers to deliberately mislead participants about the purpose of a research study.