Question 1

Studies involving deception ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  are not permitted under any circumstances 
B)  do not require that participants ever be debriefed 
C)  should not be done with participants with diminished mental capacity 
D)  should not be done if the deception involves concealing possible harm 
A)  are not permitted under any circumstances 
B)  do not require that participants ever be debriefed 
C)  should not be done with participants with diminished mental capacity 
D)  should not be done if the deception involves concealing possible harm

Question 2

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 3

Passive deception refers to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  deception that is not justified by the study's potential value 
B)  deception that is justified by the study's potential value 
C)  withholding information from participants 
D)  presenting misinformation to participants 
A)  deception that is not justified by the study's potential value 
B)  deception that is justified by the study's potential value 
C)  withholding information from participants 
D)  presenting misinformation to participants

Question 4

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 5

State the three basic ethical principles for scientific research outlined in the Belmont Report, and explain how a famous unethical study from the past violated each principle.

Accepted Answer

The three basic principles of the Belmon

Question 6

A researcher who tells participants that a study is about group decision-making rather than how people cave to peer pressure is committing ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  active deception 
B)  passive deception 
C)  fraud 
D)  plagiarism 
A)  active deception 
B)  passive deception 
C)  fraud 
D)  plagiarism

Question 7

Explain why researchers may be motivated to commit fraud, and explain three safeguards against fraud in the scientific community.

Accepted Answer

Researchers may commit fraud because aca

Question 8

What is an ethical principle identified in the Belmont Report?

Accepted Answer

A)  Compassion 
B)  Kindness 
C)  Beneficence 
D)  Equality 
A)  Compassion 
B)  Kindness 
C)  Beneficence 
D)  Equality

Question 9

Clinical equipoise refers to a ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  researcher's ethical responsibility to do no harm 
B)  researcher's ethical responsibility to provide informed consent 
C)  clinician's ethical responsibility to provide the best possible treatment for research participants 
D)  clinician's ethical responsibility to ensure that people get care even if they cannot pay for it 
A)  researcher's ethical responsibility to do no harm 
B)  researcher's ethical responsibility to provide informed consent 
C)  clinician's ethical responsibility to provide the best possible treatment for research participants 
D)  clinician's ethical responsibility to ensure that people get care even if they cannot pay for it

Question 10

Active deception refers to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  deception that is not justified by the study's potential value 
B)  deception that is justified by the study's potential value 
C)  withholding information from participants 
D)  presenting misinformation to participants 
A)  deception that is not justified by the study's potential value 
B)  deception that is justified by the study's potential value 
C)  withholding information from participants 
D)  presenting misinformation to participants

Question 11

A researcher who deliberately misinforms participants about the research study is committing passive deception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The primary cause of research fraud is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  accidental mistakes 
B)  incompetence 
C)  laziness 
D)  competitive pressure 
A)  accidental mistakes 
B)  incompetence 
C)  laziness 
D)  competitive pressure

Question 13

According to the APA guidelines, it is unethical to offer pay to participants an exorbitant amount of money to entice them to participate in research that they would otherwise avoid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which element is part of the APA ethical guidelines?

Accepted Answer

A)  Researchers cannot pay participants. 
B)  Researchers must perform research in their area of expertise. 
C)  Researchers must provide the IRB with the true identities of their participants. 
D)  Researchers must document the steps they took to avoid plagiarism. 
A)  Researchers cannot pay participants. 
B)  Researchers must perform research in their area of expertise. 
C)  Researchers must provide the IRB with the true identities of their participants. 
D)  Researchers must document the steps they took to avoid plagiarism.

Question 15

Research that presents no more than minimal risk to participants and involves no intervention and no deception is an example of what type of research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Category I 
B)  Category II 
C)  Category III 
D)  Category IV 
A)  Category I 
B)  Category II 
C)  Category III 
D)  Category IV

Question 16

Researchers seeking to conduct studies with nonhuman subjects must get their studies approved by their institution's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

If individuals are pressured into participating in research because the researcher is in a position of power or authority, then 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 18

Deception is in direct contradiction with which element of the ethical guidelines?

Accepted Answer

A)  No harm 
B)  Informed consent 
C)  Confidentiality 
D)  Anonymity 
A)  No harm 
B)  Informed consent 
C)  Confidentiality 
D)  Anonymity

Question 19

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 o

Question 20

Confidentiality ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ensures that information is kept secret and private 
B)  reduces the negative effects of deception 
C)  conceals the nature of the study to increase participation 
D)  involves deceiving participants 
A)  ensures that information is kept secret and private 
B)  reduces the negative effects of deception 
C)  conceals the nature of the study to increase participation 
D)  involves deceiving participants

Studies involving deception ____.

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

Passive deception refers to ____.

Which form of deception is permitted in psychological research?

State the three basic ethical principles for scientific research outlined in the Belmont Report, and explain how a famous unethical study from the past violated each principle.

A researcher who tells participants that a study is about group decision-making rather than how people cave to peer pressure is committing ____.

Explain why researchers may be motivated to commit fraud, and explain three safeguards against fraud in the scientific community.

What is an ethical principle identified in the Belmont Report?

Clinical equipoise refers to a ____.

Active deception refers to ____.

A researcher who deliberately misinforms participants about the research study is committing passive deception.

The primary cause of research fraud is ____.

According to the APA guidelines, it is unethical to offer pay to participants an exorbitant amount of money to entice them to participate in research that they would otherwise avoid.

Which element is part of the APA ethical guidelines?

Research that presents no more than minimal risk to participants and involves no intervention and no deception is an example of what type of research?

Researchers seeking to conduct studies with nonhuman subjects must get their studies approved by their institution's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).

If individuals are pressured into participating in research because the researcher is in a position of power or authority, then which ethical principle is being compromised?

Deception is in direct contradiction with which element of the ethical guidelines?

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.

Confidentiality ____.

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, Prepost, and Developmental Designs

Factorial Designs

The Correlational Research Strategy

The Descriptive Research Strategy

Single-Case Experimental Research Designs

Statistical Evaluation of Data

Writing an Apa-Style Research Report

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Exam 4: Ethics in Research

Studies involving deception ____.

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

Passive deception refers to ____.

Which form of deception is permitted in psychological research?

State the three basic ethical principles for scientific research outlined in the Belmont Report, and explain how a famous unethical study from the past violated each principle.

A researcher who tells participants that a study is about group decision-making rather than how people cave to peer pressure is committing ____.

Explain why researchers may be motivated to commit fraud, and explain three safeguards against fraud in the scientific community.

What is an ethical principle identified in the Belmont Report?

Clinical equipoise refers to a ____.

Active deception refers to ____.

A researcher who deliberately misinforms participants about the research study is committing passive deception.

The primary cause of research fraud is ____.

According to the APA guidelines, it is unethical to offer pay to participants an exorbitant amount of money to entice them to participate in research that they would otherwise avoid.

Which element is part of the APA ethical guidelines?

Research that presents no more than minimal risk to participants and involves no intervention and no deception is an example of what type of research?

Researchers seeking to conduct studies with nonhuman subjects must get their studies approved by their institution's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).

If individuals are pressured into participating in research because the researcher is in a position of power or authority, then which ethical principle is being compromised?

Deception is in direct contradiction with which element of the ethical guidelines?

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.

Confidentiality ____.

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, Prepost, and Developmental Designs

Factorial Designs

The Correlational Research Strategy

The Descriptive Research Strategy

Single-Case Experimental Research Designs

Statistical Evaluation of Data

Writing an Apa-Style Research Report

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