Research (Planning, Conducting, and Reporting) Quiz # 5

_______ is explanation about the purpose of research that hides the true nature of the study; used to reduce demand characteristics

Cover story

Cover letter

Job letter

None of above

__________ is a form of deception that occurs through omission, rather than through commission; typically involves less than full explanation of the purposes of the research

Passive Deception

Active Deception

Direct Deception

Indirect Deception

Situation where there is commission as part of the research, either in the informed consent or in the research procedures themselves, misrepresents the research is known as

Passive Deception

Active Deception

Direct Deception

Indirect Deception

Confederates is someone who participates in a research project but is actually assisting the experimenter

True

False

Pilot test used small number of participants to test aspects of the research and receive feedback on measures and/or manipulations

True

False

Manipulation check is a questions posed in research, typically at the end, to assess whether the participants were aware of the level of the independent variable to which they were assigned

True

False

Outcome in which scores cluster at the top of the maximum value; creates difficulty in evaluating group differences is known as

Ceiling effect

Floor effect

Chair effect

None of above

Clustering of scores on a measure at the low end of the possible scale values; typically linked to the difficulty of the assessment is known as

Ceiling effect

Floor effect

Chair effect

None of above

Validity in which the emphasis is on the degree of representativeness of the research to the events and characteristics of real life is called

Internal validity

External validity

Ecological validity

Non ecological validity

Research conducted in a highly controlled environment, typically with random assignment to condition, to enable the researcher to make _____ statements is known as laboratory research

Causal statement

Non causal statement

Good statement

None of above

Examination of variables in natural settings without the manipulation of variables is known as

Field study

Field experiment

Field variables

None of a bove

Research that takes place in natural settings and manipulates variables, unlike a field study is known as

Field study

Field experiment

Field variables

None of above

Synthetic environment that combine the control of the laboratory with the naturalism of the field; often use immersive approaches is called Virtual Environments

True

False

Survey Research is approach to research in which the variables of interest (typically thoughts, feelings, and attitudes) are assessed through a survey

True

False

Series of questions, typically a standardized instrument, that assesses responses to one or more topic is called survey

True

False

Research according to federal definition (45 CFR 46), involves a systematic collection of _____ with the goal of generalizable knowledge

Experiments

Results

Data

Answers

Federal policy adopted in 1991 that lists specific regulations guiding research with human subjects; also known as 45 CFR 46 (Code of Federal Regulations) called as

Common rule

Specific rule

Scientific rule

All of above

Deception is a research when participants are not fully informed of the purposes and/or procedures; receives close attention in institutional review board (IRB) review

True

False

Institutional committee that reviews research with animals and their care is known as Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

True

False

Informed Consent is document given to potential research participants that outlines the nature of the research; participants must agree and sign or otherwise provide evidence of consent in order to take part in ______.

Programme

Experiment

Research

All of above

Document given to participants at the conclusion of a research project that explains the _____ and rationale for the study is called debriefing

Experiment

Results

Hypotheses

Data

Belmon report is federal report issued in ______ that outlines the principles that guide ethical treatment of research subjects; three major principles are Respect for Persons, Beneficence, and Justice

1979

1978

1981

1982

Title 45 Part 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations is federal code that governs the protection of _____ subjects

Plant

Human

Animal

None of above

Study of African American men with syphilis that demonstrates violations of ethical principles sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service from 1932 to 1972 is called Tuskegee Syphilis Study

True

False

Research conducted by Zimbardo and colleagues showing the effect of obedience to authority in a simulated prison environment (Haney, Banks, & Zimbardo, 1973) is called

Prison Experiment

Stanford Prison Experiment

Stanford Experiment

None of above

Research in Baltimore, Maryland, conducted by the Johns Hopkins University and funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that exposed some children to lead paint dust is called Kennedy Krieger Institute Lead Paint Study

True

False

One of the ____ principles of the Belmont Report that emphasizes people are autonomous agents; specifies the use of informed consent Is called Respect for Persons

Three

Four

Five

Six

One of the three principles of the Belmont Report that emphasizes doing no harm (maximizing benefits while minimizing risks) is called

Balefulness

Maleficence

Beneficence

All of aboe

One of the three principles of the Belmont Report that emphasizes the fair distribution of risks and rewards of participation is known as

Injustice

Penalty

Reward

Justice

Autonomous Agents is Part of Respect for Persons, one of three guiding principles in the Belmont Report, stressing that people need to participate _______ in research

Coercive

Compulsory

Involuntary

Voluntary