Exam 3: Ethics in Behavioral Research

_____ can be best defined as misrepresenting another's work as one's own.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a no risk assessment research?

If a participant has been deceived, ethical considerations require that a researcher provides _____.

When Rebecca's students tried to include her research findings into their projects, they could not find materials that substantiated their tutor's data. In this case, Rebecca is most likely to have committed the act of _____.

Current ethical guidelines for both behavioral and medical researchers have their origins in the:

Which of the following behaviors does NOT represent plagiarism?

In which of the following areas of psychology has elaborate deception been most problematic?

Carlos, a student of psychology, included the data and findings of the renowned thinker, Erik Erikson, in his research. But he failed to paraphrase the data or cite and credit the actual author. The board of reviewers rejected Carlos's research paper on account of _____.

Identify a true statement about debriefing.

According to the Belmont Report, which principle refers to the need for research to maximize benefits and minimize any possible harmful effects of participation?

One safeguard against scientific fraud is that:

Sasha decides to examine public records of crime rates to determine whether perpetrators committed property crimes at an earlier age in the 1940s than in the 1970s. According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Sasha's research would be categorized as a(n) _____ research.

Which of the following best exemplifies deception?

A research experiment includes participants from various ethnicities and age groups. The researcher's assistant is racially biased toward a certain group. But the researcher, Clark, condones such prejudices and bases his work and findings in a fair manner. In this scenario, Clark is adhering to which of the following principles of the APA Ethics Code?

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, informed consent is necessary when research places participants at greater than _____ risk.

_____ plagiarism is a form of plagiarism where the words are not directly copied without attribution, but the ideas are copied without attribution.

Anonymous questionnaires, surveys, and educational tests are all considered _____ research.

Byron, a sophomore in high school, and his parents have signed written agreements allowing him to participate in a research study examining attitudes toward alcohol use by high school students. Byron's agreement to participate is known as _____.

Which principle of the Belmont Report would have prevented the doctors in the Tuskegee Syphilis study from selecting only African American males in their study?

Which of the following best represents the Belmont Report's principle of Respect for Persons (autonomy)?