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1
Milgram's obedience study was purportedly an experiment on __________.
A)shock and memory
B)learning and shock
C)learning and reward
D)memory and learning
2
Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic ethical principles in the Belmont Report?
A)beneficence
B)respect for persons
C)empathy
D)justice
3
To be assured that research procedures have minimized risk to participants, a ___________ must be done before research can be approved.
A)plus-minus analysis
B)cost-reward analysis
C)risk-benefit analysis
D)pro-con analysis
4
In some cases, the risks entailed with loss of confidentiality are so great that researchers may wish to apply for a Certificate of Confidentiality from the __________.
A)U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
B)American Medical Association
C)American Psychological Association
D)Institutional Review Board
5
Informed consent forms should be written __________.
A)in the first person
B)using specific technical terminology
C)at a sixth to eighth grade reading level
D)in legalistic terms
6
Any procedure that limits an individual's freedom to consent to participate in a study can be __________.
A)a violation of confidentiality
B)potentially coercive
C)approved by the IRB
D)justified
7
Which of the following is TRUE about the informed consent procedure?
A)It may bias the sample and limit generalizability of the results.
B)It leads to an expectation of payment for participation.
C)It ensures that participants will give unbiased responses.
D)It is no longer routinely used in laboratory research.
8
Which of the following is a reason for the decrease in the type of elaborate deception used in the Milgram study?
A)Researchers have become more interested in emotions rather than cognitive variables.
B)There is an increased awareness of the ethical issues relating to the use of deception.
C)Ethics committees have banned the use of deception studies.
D)both b and c
9
During a research study, the debriefing takes place _______.
A)as part of the informed consent procedure
B)after the completion of the study
C)before any deceptive activities begin
D)after an individual agrees to participate
10
The Stanford Prison Experiment is an example of a __________ study.
A)honest
B)role-playing
C)reality
D)simulation
11
According to the justice principle defined in the Belmont Report, any decision to include or exclude certain people from a research study must be __________.
A)approved by the American Psychological Association Ethics Committee
B)justified on scientific grounds
C)equal and fair to all participants
D)approved by the Judicial Committee of the Belmont Agency
12
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A)The actual rules and regulations for the protection of human research participants were issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
B)Every institution that receives federal funds must have an Institutional Review Board.
C)All research conducted at an institution is reviewed in some way by the IRB.
D)all the these
13
An anonymous questionnaire is usually considered __________ research.
A)exempt
B)minimal risk
C)greater than minimal risk
D)summary approval
14
All institutions in which animal research is carried out must have an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee that is __________.
A)charged with conducting all animal research within the institution
B)composed of one doctor and two students
C)charged with ensuring that all regulations are adhered to
D)all the these
15
Fraud in the field of psychology is __________.
A)common and a major problem faced by the scientific community
B)considered to be a minor issue because it involves data, not people
C)not addressed in the APA Ethics Code
D)often detected when research results cannot be replicated
16
Which of the following is an example of a potential benefit of research?
A)acquisition of new skills
B)finding treatments for medical problems
C)payment for participation
D)all of these
17
Informed consent forms should include all of the following except
A)information about compensation participants will receive for their participation.
B)the person(s) the participant should contact if they have any questions.
C)exactly what is being studied.
D)assurances that the participant can withdraw at any time.
18
Steve is a 17 year-old college freshman enrolled in a General Psychology class. He wants to earn extra credit by participating in research experiments. What, if any, problems might Steve run into when trying to sign-up for these studies?
A)Universities do not allow minors are not allowed to participate in research.
B)While he can give his informed assent, he cannot give his informed consent.
C)Debriefings cannot be provided to minors.
D)Steve is unlikely to experience any issues when signing-up for research studies.
19
Which of the following is not an example of an honest experiment?
A)participants agree to be studied
B)participants are seeking out services they need
C)participants are deceived during the study but fully debriefed before they leave
D)participants know exactly what the researchers are hoping to accomplish
20
Which of the following would not be considered a minimal risk study?
A)asking shoppers to fill out anonymous surveys
B)recording the weight and blood pressure of adult participants
C)recording individual behaviors on a problem solving task where behavior is not manipulated.
D)asking a healthy adult to walk on a treadmill for 15 minutes.
21
Which of the following is not an example of plagiarism?
A)copying text directly from a source and not quoting or citing
B)providing a citation for text directly copied from a source but not quoting
C)paraphrasing text from a source and not citing
D)all of these are considered plagiarism.





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