Exam 4: Ethical Guidelines for Psychology Research

Dr.Kline is planning on conducting a study next semester.He is curious as to whether sleep deprivation is associated with poorer cognitive performance.For example,if you sleep poorly the night before a big exam,will you do worse? Dr.Kline is especially curious about selective sleep deprivation,where people are kept from entering REM (rapid eye movement)sleep.Using an electroencephalograph (EEG)to monitor brain waves,he plans to let participants sleep until they enter REM sleep and then he will wake them.After the participants are awake for one minute,Dr.Kline plans to let them return to sleep.As they enter REM sleep again,he will wake them again and follow the same procedure.He plans to do this through the entire eight-hour sleep session.The following morning,participants will be asked to take a sample SAT test. -Dr.Kline asks his participants to provide informed consent.Doing this is adhering to which principle of the Belmont Report?

Which of the following has NOT been used as a defense of animal research by animal researchers?

When conducting animal research,which guideline states that alternatives to animal research should be considered?

What is an IACUC? Name one way it is similar to an IRB and one way it differs from an IRB.

Which of the following is NOT an example of coercion?

Upon receiving IRB approval,Dr.Kline trusts his graduate student to conduct the study.However,his graduate student does not conduct the study and instead provides Dr.Kline with invented results that support his hypotheses.This is known as which of the following?

The use of debriefing in a study such as Milgram's obedience study appeals to which principle of the Belmont Report?

Under what conditions is debriefing necessary? What should be included in a debriefing?

Explain the difference between deception through omission and deception through commission in a research study.Why would a researcher want to deceive his/her participants? Why should researchers be careful about using deception?

Which of the following is NOT true of the Belmont Report?

Written consent would not be required in any of the following situations with the EXCEPTION of:

Why is plagiarism a violation of ethics?

Imagine that Dr.Kline is a clinical psychologist who volunteers his time at a local prison counseling several inmates.Because of his connections there,he is considering using prisoners as his participants.The institutional review board (IRB)that reviews his committee must have which of the following as a member?

Ethical decision making done by researchers can change in response to all of the following EXCEPT:

What is plagiarism? Explain why plagiarism is an ethical violation.