Psych3980 Final Exam 2026
Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
Question 1
Laboratory experiments tend to have high external validity.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER ✔✔B
Question 2
What best describes characteristics of a good hypothesis?
,A. Testable, falsifiable, logical
B. Feasible, empirical, testable
C. Falsifiable, logical, reliable
D. Testable, falsifiable, feasible - ANSWER ✔✔A
Question 3
Which of the following is not part of double-blind peer review?
A. Peer reviewers write a constructive review about the manuscript.
B. The reviewers do not know the identity of the researcher.
C. The editor decides whether to accept the article or not.
D. The peer reviewers only give a review and not recommendation about
publication. - ANSWER ✔✔D
Question 4
Classic articles are an exception to the guideline to focus on source
published in the past five years.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER ✔✔A
Question 5
,What word should be avoided when talking or writing about theory?
A. Negative
B. Prove
C. Deduct
D. False - ANSWER ✔✔B
Question 1
A set script for informed consent and debriefing should be created.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER ✔✔A
Question 2
Which of the following was NOT a problem with the article relating
vaccines and autism published and then retracted by The Lancet?
A. Problems with sample selection
B. Use of deception
C. Failed replication
D. Conflict of interest due to financial gain - ANSWER ✔✔B
Question 3
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, What did Jerry Burger change in his replication of Milgram's study?
A. Decrease the number of administrations of the shock in the procedure
B. Decrease the shock maximum level
C. Use a pre-screening procedure - ANSWER ✔✔B
Question 4
A researcher studies a vulnerable population and uses financial
compensation as an incentive for participation. Which aspect of research
ethics is most relevant in this specific situation?
A. Avoiding conflict
B. Respecting people's rights
C. Seeking justice
D. Respecting privacy - ANSWER ✔✔C
Question 5
Which of the following most directly results in the establishment of an
IRB at all federally supported research institutions?
A. Belmont Report
B. Nuremberg Report
C. Declaration of Helsinki
Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
Question 1
Laboratory experiments tend to have high external validity.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER ✔✔B
Question 2
What best describes characteristics of a good hypothesis?
,A. Testable, falsifiable, logical
B. Feasible, empirical, testable
C. Falsifiable, logical, reliable
D. Testable, falsifiable, feasible - ANSWER ✔✔A
Question 3
Which of the following is not part of double-blind peer review?
A. Peer reviewers write a constructive review about the manuscript.
B. The reviewers do not know the identity of the researcher.
C. The editor decides whether to accept the article or not.
D. The peer reviewers only give a review and not recommendation about
publication. - ANSWER ✔✔D
Question 4
Classic articles are an exception to the guideline to focus on source
published in the past five years.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER ✔✔A
Question 5
,What word should be avoided when talking or writing about theory?
A. Negative
B. Prove
C. Deduct
D. False - ANSWER ✔✔B
Question 1
A set script for informed consent and debriefing should be created.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER ✔✔A
Question 2
Which of the following was NOT a problem with the article relating
vaccines and autism published and then retracted by The Lancet?
A. Problems with sample selection
B. Use of deception
C. Failed replication
D. Conflict of interest due to financial gain - ANSWER ✔✔B
Question 3
3
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, What did Jerry Burger change in his replication of Milgram's study?
A. Decrease the number of administrations of the shock in the procedure
B. Decrease the shock maximum level
C. Use a pre-screening procedure - ANSWER ✔✔B
Question 4
A researcher studies a vulnerable population and uses financial
compensation as an incentive for participation. Which aspect of research
ethics is most relevant in this specific situation?
A. Avoiding conflict
B. Respecting people's rights
C. Seeking justice
D. Respecting privacy - ANSWER ✔✔C
Question 5
Which of the following most directly results in the establishment of an
IRB at all federally supported research institutions?
A. Belmont Report
B. Nuremberg Report
C. Declaration of Helsinki
