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whose responsibility is it that researchers conduct their experiments ethically? correct answers
The individual researcher/research group-- IRG
which of the following documents includes three basic principles of ethical treatment with
human participants? correct answers The Belmont report
Dr. Wilson collects informed consent form each participant before conducting their study. which
of the following basic principles of ethical treatment is being followed? correct answers respect
for persons
Which of the following is NOT an area where the internet poses an ethical difficulty for research
with human subjects? correct answers using multiple groups
Maria's research question is "What is the impact of neighborhood walkability on BMI percentile
in children from low SES families?" Is this question experimental or observational? Are the
variables Independent-Dependent or Predictor-Criterion?, correct answers Observational;
Predictor-Criterion
Dr. Mcintosh plans to study the effects of a new depression drug on depressive symptoms. How
can she enhance the internal validity of her study? correct answers a. Carefully planning who
will get the depression drug and who will get the placebo.
b. Excluding those who are already on medication for depression
True or False: The goal of science is to always predict real world behavior correct answers false
Dr. Solis is planning a study that will involve his graduate students coding behaviors of students
in a classroom setting. Does his study setting have good external validity?, correct answers yes
when you improve internal validity correct answers external validity suffers
which of the following is not a form of research misconduct correct answers honest errors
It's okay to send your article with the same thesis to multiple journals because it makes your
work look more important correct answers false
Which of these steps are used to screen for scientific misconduct correct answers peer review,
grant review, results replication
Research misconduct is typically reported in high numbers due to the high reward associated
with being transparent correct answers false
which of the following are explanations for research misconduct correct answers personal
recognition in prestigious publications, pressure to "publish or perish" in the tenure process,
pursuit of funding for research
, __ relationships are when one variable directly or indirectly influences another, while __
relationships are when changes in one variable accompany changes in another correct answers
Causal; correlation
One study finds that as an individual gets more hours of sleep in a night, their mental health also
improves. This is an example of correct answers positive correlation
2 main features of experimental research correct answers manipulating independent variable
controlling for extraneous variables
True or false: a limitation of experimental research is that it cannot be used if hypothesized
causal variables cannot be manipulated correct answers true
11. In an experimental design, variables are referred to as __-__, while variables in an
observational design are referred to as __-__, correct answers Independent-dependent; criterion-
predictor
What is critical for an Independent variable for it to be used in an experimental study? There
may be more than one, but what is unique to predictors in an experimental design? correct
answers manipulative
Which of the following is NOT a category of research misconduct defined by the Office of
Research Integrity?, correct answers honest mistakes
11. What would internal validity for a drug study enhanced by? correct answers planning which
variable can be manipulated
which of the following affect internal validity? correct answers maturation,
instrumentation,
bias selection of subjects
What are some major differences between internal and external validity? correct answers internal
validity controls for extraneous variables and external validity stresses on the applicability of the
outcome in practical scenarios
and
Internal validity measures experiment accuracy and external validity checks the casual
relationship in the experiment to see if it can be generalized
what is true about a cofounding variable? correct answers it is when two or more variables
combine in a way that their effects cannot be separated
What is psychometrics? correct answers the study of measuring psychological constructs
Reliability is ____ while validity_____ correct answers the ability of a measure to produce
similar results repeatedly; when a measure measures what it intends to measure
whose responsibility is it that researchers conduct their experiments ethically? correct answers
The individual researcher/research group-- IRG
which of the following documents includes three basic principles of ethical treatment with
human participants? correct answers The Belmont report
Dr. Wilson collects informed consent form each participant before conducting their study. which
of the following basic principles of ethical treatment is being followed? correct answers respect
for persons
Which of the following is NOT an area where the internet poses an ethical difficulty for research
with human subjects? correct answers using multiple groups
Maria's research question is "What is the impact of neighborhood walkability on BMI percentile
in children from low SES families?" Is this question experimental or observational? Are the
variables Independent-Dependent or Predictor-Criterion?, correct answers Observational;
Predictor-Criterion
Dr. Mcintosh plans to study the effects of a new depression drug on depressive symptoms. How
can she enhance the internal validity of her study? correct answers a. Carefully planning who
will get the depression drug and who will get the placebo.
b. Excluding those who are already on medication for depression
True or False: The goal of science is to always predict real world behavior correct answers false
Dr. Solis is planning a study that will involve his graduate students coding behaviors of students
in a classroom setting. Does his study setting have good external validity?, correct answers yes
when you improve internal validity correct answers external validity suffers
which of the following is not a form of research misconduct correct answers honest errors
It's okay to send your article with the same thesis to multiple journals because it makes your
work look more important correct answers false
Which of these steps are used to screen for scientific misconduct correct answers peer review,
grant review, results replication
Research misconduct is typically reported in high numbers due to the high reward associated
with being transparent correct answers false
which of the following are explanations for research misconduct correct answers personal
recognition in prestigious publications, pressure to "publish or perish" in the tenure process,
pursuit of funding for research
, __ relationships are when one variable directly or indirectly influences another, while __
relationships are when changes in one variable accompany changes in another correct answers
Causal; correlation
One study finds that as an individual gets more hours of sleep in a night, their mental health also
improves. This is an example of correct answers positive correlation
2 main features of experimental research correct answers manipulating independent variable
controlling for extraneous variables
True or false: a limitation of experimental research is that it cannot be used if hypothesized
causal variables cannot be manipulated correct answers true
11. In an experimental design, variables are referred to as __-__, while variables in an
observational design are referred to as __-__, correct answers Independent-dependent; criterion-
predictor
What is critical for an Independent variable for it to be used in an experimental study? There
may be more than one, but what is unique to predictors in an experimental design? correct
answers manipulative
Which of the following is NOT a category of research misconduct defined by the Office of
Research Integrity?, correct answers honest mistakes
11. What would internal validity for a drug study enhanced by? correct answers planning which
variable can be manipulated
which of the following affect internal validity? correct answers maturation,
instrumentation,
bias selection of subjects
What are some major differences between internal and external validity? correct answers internal
validity controls for extraneous variables and external validity stresses on the applicability of the
outcome in practical scenarios
and
Internal validity measures experiment accuracy and external validity checks the casual
relationship in the experiment to see if it can be generalized
what is true about a cofounding variable? correct answers it is when two or more variables
combine in a way that their effects cannot be separated
What is psychometrics? correct answers the study of measuring psychological constructs
Reliability is ____ while validity_____ correct answers the ability of a measure to produce
similar results repeatedly; when a measure measures what it intends to measure
