QUESTIONS
Question 1
Thomas is considering doing research on the power of music on cognitive ability. What term can be used to describe cognitive ability?
- operational definition
- theory
- construct
- inductive reasoning
Question 2
What was the problem with Milgram’s experiment on obedience?
- Participants were told it was a learning experiment.
- Participants were treated with disrespect and suffered long term psychological distress.
- Participants were told about the real purpose of the study after completion of the experiment.
- Participants varied in age and occupation.
- Both 1 and 2.
Question 3
Mary found out that research students could connect her name to her data. They were not kept in separate places. What principle did this violate?
- confidentiality
- anonymity
- debriefing
- informed consent
Question 4
What does the American Psychological Association think about deception?
- It is always acceptable.
- It is acceptable only when it is justified and alternative procedures are not feasible.
- It is never acceptable.
- It can involve psychological distress if there is a debriefing afterward.
Question 5
What is the purpose of debriefing?
- To provide an opportunity for participants to tell the experimenter how they felt about being part of the experiment
- To provide an opportunity for the experimenter to explain the study to the participants in greater detail
- In the case of deception research, to allow the researcher to discuss the reason why deception was necessary
- All of the above
Question 6
Dr. Ramos wants to compare two different treatments with his patients who are diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and gets the patients to sign a consent to participate in his research. He tells them they do not have to participate and he will still treat them as always. Dr. Ramos thinks one treatment is better than the other, but wants to be sure. This violates what principle?
- voluntary participation
- informed consent
- clinical equipoise
- privacy
Question 7
Professor Donnovan required that all his students participate in his experiment. He did tell them what the research was about before they participated and then talked to them about what he was trying to gain more information about after the experiment. What rule did he violate?
- informed consent
- debriefing
- voluntary participation
- deception
Question 8
Which of the following is an example of face validity?
- A test seems to be measuring honesty in the workplace.
- A person receives a similar rating of honesty on two different honesty tests, one of which that is widely used by organizations.
- An honesty test shows no relationship to an intelligence test.
- An honesty test accurately predicts who will steal from an organization.
Question 9
Monica gets on her scale and she weighs 120 pounds. Five minutes later she gets on and weighs 130 pounds. What does her scale lack?
- interrater reliability
- test-retest reliability
- construct validity
- correlation
Question 10
Which of the following is an example of nominal level data?
- Likert scale ratings
- zip codes
- age of a person
- weight of a person
Question 11
What does it mean if a measurement is reliable?
- It accurately measures what it is supposed to measure.
- It is consistent.
- It is valid.
- It is both consistent and valid.
Question 12
Which of the following is an example of a negative correlation?
- The more parents play rock music, the louder their babies cry.
- The more individuals drink each week, the fewer projects they complete at home.
- The less time students spend on studying for their English test, the lower scores they earn.
- As people get older, it takes them longer to run the 100 yard dash.
Question 13
Which of the following is an example of a self report measure?
- PET scan to measure brain activity when drinking
- Sharing how many drinks you have in a week
- Watching people drink in a bar and observing behavior
- all of the above
Question 14
Dr. Abrim is doing a study on drug abuse and is interviewing people who have gone through treatment three or more times and are still using. Without realizing what she is doing, she leans forward when she is hearing what she wants to hear and sits back when she does not, causing individuals to change what they are saying. This is an example of what concept?
- experimenter bias
- apprehensive subject
- double blind study
- demand characteristics
Question 15
Gino wants to do a great job in a research study and wants to make sure the researchers get the result they want. Because he thinks he knows what the hypothesis of the study is, he tries to answer to make the researchers happy, rather than his honest view. This is an example of what concept?
- faithful subject
- apprehensive subject
- negativistic subject
- good subject
ANSWERS:
Question 1
Thomas is considering doing research on the power of music on cognitive ability. What term can be used to describe cognitive ability?
- operational definition
- theory
- construct
- inductive reasoning
Correct Answer: construct
Question 2
What was the problem with Milgram’s experiment on obedience?
- Participants were told it was a learning experiment.
- Participants were treated with disrespect and suffered long term psychological distress.
- Participants were told about the real purpose of the study after completion of the experiment.
- Participants varied in age and occupation.
- Both 1 and 2.
Correct Answer: Participants were told it was a learning experiment.
Question 3
Mary found out that research students could connect her name to her data. They were not kept in separate places. What principle did this violate?
- confidentiality
- anonymity
- debriefing
- informed consent
Correct Answer: …
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