Ethics (Standards 7 & 8)

Question 1

Standards 7.01 through 7.06 require psychologists to take _________ to ensure they do no misrepresent themselves or their work when teaching, supervising, or designing education or training programs

Answer 1

reasonable steps

Question 2

Although course syllabi should be accurate, this does not preclude psychologists from modifying course requirements when to do so is ________ necessary or desireable

Answer 2

pedagogically

Question 3

Psychologists are generally prohibited from requiring students and supervisees to disclose personal information in a course or program, but doing so may be acceptable when the requirement is clearly stated in admissions or program materials or the information is needed to evaluate or obtain assistance for a student or supervisee whose personal problems may be interfering with their education or training or _______ to others

Answer 3

pose a threat

Question 4

Standard 7.07 prohibits psychologists from engaging in sexual relationships with students and supervisees over whom they have or are likely to have ________

Answer 4

evaluative authority

Question 5

Standard 8.02 states that research participants must be informed about the purpose, expected duration, and procedures of the research; their right to decline and to ______ from the study once it has begun; any reasonably foreseeable factors that might affect their willingness to participate; the limits of _______; and whom to contact for questions about the research

Answer 5

withdraw; confidentiality

Question 6

Standard 8.05 notes that it may be unnecessary to obtain an informed consent when the study is not likely to cause _________, is part of a normal educational or occupational practice, or only involves administering an anonymous survey or questionnaire

Answer 6

harm or distress

Question 7

Standard 8.04 states that, when participation in a research study is part of course requirements, students must be offered _______

Answer 7

alternative activities

Question 8

Standard 8.06 permits offering participants inducements as long as they are not _______

Answer 8

coercive

Question 9

As defined in Standard 8.07, the use of deception is acceptable as long as it is justified by the prospective value of the study, alternative procedures ar unavailable, participants are not deceived about conditions that may cause physical pain or severe ________, and participants will be debriefed preferably at the end of the study but no later than at the conclusion of _______

Answer 9

emotional distress; data collection

Question 10

Standard 8.09 applies to the use of animals as research subjects and states that procedures that produce pain, stress, or privation are acceptable only when justified by the potential findings of the study and when ________ are unavailable

Answer 10

alternative procedures

Question 11

If an animal’s life must be terminated, it must be done as _____ as possible

Answer 11

rapidly and painlessly

Question 12

Standard 8.14 requires psychologists to share their research data with colleagues for the purposes of independent interpretation, verification, or re-analysis once the research results have been ________

Answer 12

published

Question 13

Standard 8.12 provides guidelines for publication credit and requires credit to be based on each person’s ______ and for a student to be listed as the _______ on multiple-authored articles based substantially on the student’s dissertation except “under exceptional circumstances”

Answer 13

contribution; principle author

Question 14

A graduate student designed and conducted a research project for her dissertation and subsequently wrote a journal article describing the study and its results. The original idea for the study was derived from the work of the student’s faculty advisor who also provided the facilities for the student’s research and provided the student with some guidance while she conducted her study. The faculty advisor wants to be listed as first author on the article. In this situation:

Answer 14

the student should be listed as the first author and the advisor as the second author

Question 15

Dr. Betty Black’s ad for her seminar on relaxation techniques invites the public to “come and hear an in-depth lecture on techniques to help reduce the stress of daily living.” The advertised cost for her two-hour seminar is $35.00. While preparing her lecture the night before the presentation, Dr. Black decides it would be valuable to demonstrate her techniques with the group. She decides that, instead of lecturing for the full two hours, she will have attendees divide into groups for the second hour to experiment with the techniques. With regard to the requirements of the APA’s Ethics Code, this is:

Answer 15

unethical since she advertised the seminar as a “lecture.

Question 16

Dr. Billie Bloom requires students in his introductory psychology class to participate in a unversity-sponsored research project as a requirement for the course. This is:

Answer 16

ethical as long as students are given a choice of completing an alternative assignment

Question 17

Dr. Cecelia Cooper, a licensed psychologist, is planning a longitudinal study to identify environmental contributors to drug abuse. Her study will involve interviewing drug and non-drug users and their families several times over a five-year period and will require that she maintain participants’ names, addresses, and phone numbers in her files. Dr. Cooper is concerned about the confidentiality of her participants, especially if she is ever called to testify about any of them in court. Dr. Cooper:

Answer 17

should inform her participants of the possible limits of confidentiality as part of the informed consent process

Question 18

Which of the following best describes the provisions of the Ethics Code with regard to sexual relationships with students?

Answer 18

The Code prohibits relationships with students over whom a psychologist has or is likely to have evaluative authority

Question 19

What best describes the requirements of the APA’s Ethics Code with regard to the use of animals in research?

Answer 19

Animals may be used as research subjects when they will be subjected to pain or stress but only when an alternative procedure is not available and the goal of the study is justified by its prospective value

Question 20

You have been hired as a research assistant for a study investigating the effectiveness of various forms of therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder. The procedures and methods used in the study are ethically sound; however, your supervisor is not informing participants that they can withdraw from the study at any time if they desire to do so. Your best course of action would be to:

Answer 20

discuss the possible ethical violation with the supervisor.

Question 21

You have just completed a research study but have not yet published its results. A colleague of yours who is familiar with your study requests the data you have collected. Which of the following best describes the requirements of the APA’s Ethics Code with regard to this situation?

Answer 21

You are not required to comply with the colleague’s request since the results of the study have not yet been published.