Research (Planning, Conducting, and Reporting) Quiz # 15

The file drawer phenomenon includes research not submitted for publication whether that’s due to no significant results or significant results the researcher doesn’t like.

True

False

The abstract of an article contains all of the important information in the article.

True

False

The description of the participants in a study, the materials used, and the procedure are all found in the Methods section.

True

False

External validity measures the extent to which your design can evaluate your hypotheses.

True

False

A type I error is also known as a false negative.

True

False

Which type of design is NOT used in exploratory research?

Case study

Experiment

Focus group

Interviews

Which of the following is NOT true of an experiment?

We manipulate the independent variable.

We attempt to control extraneous variables.

We can infer causality.

It is always preferred to correlational research.

Random assignment means that every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected to participate in your study.

True

False

In a Within Subjects Design, participants are exposed to more than one level of the treatment.

True

False

Which design would you choose if the effects of one condition are unlikely to influence the effects of another condition?

Between-Subjects design

Correlational design

Quasi-Experimental design

Within-Subjects design

A Bonferroni adjustment is used to address potential problems with Type II errors.

True

False

A ________ is the examination of variables in a natural setting without manipulation.

Field experiment

Field study

Laboratory study

Virtual study

Most social science research uses an alpha level of .05.

True

False

Which of the following is NOT a threat to internal validity?

History

Maturation

Instrumentation

Power

What is the term for the life-likeness of a research finding?

Ecological validity

External validity

Internal validity

Subject roles

If you make your test too easy, you run the risk of which of the following?

Basement effect

Ceiling effect

Floor effect

History effect

Which threat to internal validity occurs when participants are selected based on extreme scores?

Statistical Regression

Differential Selection

Experimental Mortality

Selection-maturation interaction

When your best friend takes part in your study and tries to answer the way she things you want her to, she is demonstrating a subject role.

True

False

The federal regulation which defines research with human subjects is known as the Common Rule.

True

False

A study meant to just help a teacher know whether students are learning more this semester than last semester does not reach the level of research because ….

The research is systemati

The research is not meant to contribute to generalizable knowledge.

The research is not significant.

The research is not subject to ethical rules of conduct.

What is the term for people who are “in on” the experiment but act like they’re not?

Learners

Control group participants

Confederates

Teachers

A debriefing explains the purpose of the research and any deception before the participant takes part in the study.

True

False

Which of the following is NOT one of the 10 points in the Nuremberg code?

Voluntary consent is critical.

The results should be beneficial to society.

No unnecessary physical or mental suffering.

These are all points in the Nuremberg code

The Belmont report went beyond the ethical points in the Nuremberg Code to be even stricter.

True

False

Which of the following is NOT one of the core values put forth in the Belmont report?

Respect for persons

Respect for animals

Justice

Beneficence

Peope who have a diminished capacity, such as Alzheimer’s patients, are not considered autonomous agents.

True

False

Peope who have a diminished capacity, such as Alzheimer’s patients, are not considered autonomous agents.

True

False

Which of the following is the term for doing good, expressing kindness, and safeguarding well-being?

Justice

Informed Consent

Beneficence

Integrity

Ustice might be re-stated as fairness in distribution.

True

False

Which of the following is required in an Informed consent?

An explanation of the purpose of the research

An explicit statement of the hypotheses

A statement concerning expected results

An explanation of any deception