Chapter 4
Ethics
Multiple choice questions
1. For psychologists especially, ethical concerns can be divided
into three areas. Which of the following is not one of those?
*a. the ultimate importance of gaining knowledge
b. the relationship of science and society
c. the treatment of research participants
d. professional issues
2. The influence of congress on which studies are funded is
important in understanding the relationship between science and
society. It is also important to consider this relationship when
evaluating
a. research protocols
b. research participants
* c. research ethics
d. research methodology
3. Research misconduct includes all of the following. Which is
considered to be the most serious?
a. overlooking others’ use of flawed data
b. changing the design of a study in response to pressure
from a funding source
c. not presenting data that contradicts one’s own work
* d. fraudulent results
4. Research misconduct can include which of the following
a. fabrication
b. falsification
c. plagiarism
* d. all of the above
,5. Although research misconduct raises important ethical issues,
a research psychologist's fundamental ethical concern is
a. seeking knowledge first and foremost.
b. making sure his or her research topic is morally correct.
c. detecting deception on the part of colleagues.
*d. the treatment of human and animal research participants.
, 6. According to your text, which of the following is NOT listed as a
required part of a research protocol presented to the IRB?
*a. primary investigators publication and training history
b. incentives to be offered, if any
c. population to be sampled and studied
d. risks and benefits to the participants, and precautions to
be taken
7. Evaluating the ________-_________ ratio helps us to decide if the
______ to the participant is less than the ________ of the knowledge
gained from the research.
a. benefit; cost
b. hurtful; helpful
c. disadvantage; advantage
* d. cost; benefit
8. Why do psychologists even consider doing research that has
the potential for physical or psychological harm for the
participants?
a. government granting agencies encourage such research
b. the quest for knowledge is the ultimate concern
c. many participants really like being humiliated
*d. the amount of knowledge gained may outweigh the risk
9. Designing psychological experiments often presents the
researcher with ethical dilemmas, in which he or she must
a. choose the appropriate participant pool without
eliminating people who want to participate in the study.
b. decide which coworkers should be co-authors on the
resulting paper.
* c. weigh potential costs to participants against the potential
gain to be realized from the experiment.
d. determine whether to inform participants of the results of
the experiment.
Ethics
Multiple choice questions
1. For psychologists especially, ethical concerns can be divided
into three areas. Which of the following is not one of those?
*a. the ultimate importance of gaining knowledge
b. the relationship of science and society
c. the treatment of research participants
d. professional issues
2. The influence of congress on which studies are funded is
important in understanding the relationship between science and
society. It is also important to consider this relationship when
evaluating
a. research protocols
b. research participants
* c. research ethics
d. research methodology
3. Research misconduct includes all of the following. Which is
considered to be the most serious?
a. overlooking others’ use of flawed data
b. changing the design of a study in response to pressure
from a funding source
c. not presenting data that contradicts one’s own work
* d. fraudulent results
4. Research misconduct can include which of the following
a. fabrication
b. falsification
c. plagiarism
* d. all of the above
,5. Although research misconduct raises important ethical issues,
a research psychologist's fundamental ethical concern is
a. seeking knowledge first and foremost.
b. making sure his or her research topic is morally correct.
c. detecting deception on the part of colleagues.
*d. the treatment of human and animal research participants.
, 6. According to your text, which of the following is NOT listed as a
required part of a research protocol presented to the IRB?
*a. primary investigators publication and training history
b. incentives to be offered, if any
c. population to be sampled and studied
d. risks and benefits to the participants, and precautions to
be taken
7. Evaluating the ________-_________ ratio helps us to decide if the
______ to the participant is less than the ________ of the knowledge
gained from the research.
a. benefit; cost
b. hurtful; helpful
c. disadvantage; advantage
* d. cost; benefit
8. Why do psychologists even consider doing research that has
the potential for physical or psychological harm for the
participants?
a. government granting agencies encourage such research
b. the quest for knowledge is the ultimate concern
c. many participants really like being humiliated
*d. the amount of knowledge gained may outweigh the risk
9. Designing psychological experiments often presents the
researcher with ethical dilemmas, in which he or she must
a. choose the appropriate participant pool without
eliminating people who want to participate in the study.
b. decide which coworkers should be co-authors on the
resulting paper.
* c. weigh potential costs to participants against the potential
gain to be realized from the experiment.
d. determine whether to inform participants of the results of
the experiment.
