Chapter 3 FITB

Question 1

All psychological research should be guided by the

Answer 1

APA ethics code

Question 2

The decision to conduct research often presents a conflict between the

— and the —

Answer 2

commitment to expanding knowledge , potential cost to the research participant.

Question 3

Although it is impossible to avoid all risk to research participants, researchers should consider whether people would willingly —

Answer 3

put themselves into such a situation in ordinary life

Question 4

The APA position on informed consent differs from medical practice in that subjects need be informed only about —

Answer 4

aspects of the research that might be expected to influence their willingness to participate

Question 5

Although some researchers hold that deception is always objectionable, the APA code permits deception, provided that the participant is provided with a sufficient explanation —

Answer 5

as soon afterward as is feasible.

Question 6

Researchers should respect the right of privacy of their participants and be careful about the possibility of —

Answer 6

coercion

Question 7

Although the traditional and dominant view is that the researcher main- tains control over the experimental situation and the participant in the interest of objectivity, — psychologists consider the participant to be a colleague who cooperates in providing the data

Answer 7

humanistic

Question 8

The major deterrent to fraud seems to be the realization that important experiments are likely to be — and making data public for verifi- cation purposes

Answer 8

replicated

Question 9

It is important to distinguish between the terms animal rights and animal welfare. Psychologists support the concept of —

Answer 9

animal welfare