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1

Psychologists are expected to adhere to a strict set of ethical guidelines aimed at protecting participants. Which of the following would you be unlikely to find in the APA guidelines?
A)Protect participants from physical and mental harm.
B)Participation in research should be completely voluntary.
C)Participants should be informed about the nature of procedures prior to their participation in the experiment.
D)Researchers should pay subjects for their time.
2

Following participation in an experiment, subjects must be given a debriefing in which they
A)receive an explanation for the study and the procedures involved.
B)are deceived about the true nature of the experimental manipulation.
C)are asked to participate in future studies.
D)sign brief consent forms.
3

_____________ are most frequently the subjects in psychological experiments.
A)Rats
B)College students
C)Children
D)People who live in cities
4

Researchers who use nonhuman animals in experiments:
A)do not have to worry about ethical standards.
B)must make every effort to minimize discomfort in experimental procedures.
C)must follow federal regulations specifying how animals are to be housed, fed, and maintained.
D)both b & d
5

Experimental bias results from factors that distort how the independent variable affects the dependent variable in an experiment. Which of the following is a form of experimental bias?
A)experimenter expectations
B)placebos
C)control groups
D)debriefings





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