QUIZ 4 Research Methods

The aim of the Tuskegee Study was to examine which disease? - Syphilis - HIV - Tuberculosis - Smallpox

Syphilis

RESEARCH STUDY 4.1: Dr. Kushner is planning on conducting a study next semester. He is curious as to whether sleep deprivation is associated with poorer cognitive performance. For example, if you sleep poorly the night before a big exam, will you do worse? Dr. Kushner is especially curious about selective sleep deprivation, where people are kept from entering REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Using an electroencephalograph (EEG) to monitor brain waves, he plans to let participants sleep until they enter REM sleep and then wake them. After the participants are awake for one minute, Dr. Kushner plans to let them return to sleep. As they enter REM sleep again, he will wake them again and follow the same procedure. He plans to do this through the entire eight-hour sleep session. The following morning, participants will be asked to take a sample SAT test.As a psychologist who primarily does research, Dr. Kushner is most concerned with which APA standard of ethics? - 2 -4 -6 -8

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Which of the following is NOT an example of coercion? - A researcher hinting to participants that their employer will be told if they do not participate - A researcher offering three points of extra credit to college students to participate in a study - A researcher offering homeless participants $1,000 to participate in a study - A researcher telling participants that he will be fired if he is unable to recruit at least 50 participants

A researcher offering three points of extra credit to college students to participate in a study

RESEARCH STUDY 4.1: Dr. Kushner is planning on conducting a study next semester. He is curious as to whether sleep deprivation is associated with poorer cognitive performance. For example, if you sleep poorly the night before a big exam, will you do worse? Dr. Kushner is especially curious about selective sleep deprivation, where people are kept from entering REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Using an electroencephalograph (EEG) to monitor brain waves, he plans to let participants sleep until they enter REM sleep and then wake them. After the participants are awake for one minute, Dr. Kushner plans to let them return to sleep. As they enter REM sleep again, he will wake them again and follow the same procedure. He plans to do this through the entire eight-hour sleep session. The following morning, participants will be asked to take a sample SAT test.Imagine that Dr. Kushner is a clinical psychologist who volunteers his time at a local prison counseling several inmates. Because of his connections there, he is considering using prisoners as his participants. Why is this choice potentially problematic? -According to the Belmont Report, prisoners are entitled to special protection - Prisoners do not make good participants since they may not tell the truth - Prisoners are unable to give informed consent - More prisoners may want to participate than Dr. Kushner can actually study

According to the Belmont Report, prisoners are entitled to special protection

All of the following are true of institutional review boards (IRBs) in the United States EXCEPT: - IRBs can be found in settings other than colleges and universities - IRBs are mandated by federal law - IRBs must have a psychologist as a member - IRBs must have at least five members

IRBs must have a psychologist as a member

Which of the following is NOT a suitable reason for using debriefing in a study? - It prevents researchers from being sued. - It allows researchers to make research an educational experience. - It gives participants insight into the nature of psychological science. - It informs participants about the presence and purpose of deception in a study.

It prevents researchers from being sued

Which of the following ethical violations proposed by the Belmont Report was NOT committed in the Tuskegee Study? - Participants were harmed - Participants were not treated respectfully - Participants were not given monetary payments for their time - Participants were from a disadvantaged social group

Participants were not given monetary payments for their time

According to the Belmont Report, which of the following groups of people is entitled to special protection? - Women - Members of minority religious groups - People with developmental disabilities - Refugees

People with developmental disabilities

The need to balance the potential costs and benefits to participants taking part in a research study is done to address which principle of the Belmont Report? - The principle of respect for persons - The principle of justice - The principle of beneficence - The principle of integrity

The principle of beneficence

Why is it unethical to provide an incentive that is too large to refuse (for example, offering undergraduate students free tuition for a semester for participating in a study)? -It is unfair to other researchers who cannot afford to pay participants. - It unduly influences people into participating. - It is unfair to people who choose not to participate in the study. - It is not unethical to do this.

It unduly influences people into participating.