PSY 291 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE EXAMS 1-3

PSY 291 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE EXAMS 1-3 FINAL EXAM Multiple Choice 1. The aim of the Tuskegee Study was to examine which disease? a. Syphilis b. HIV c. Tuberculosis d. Smallpox 2. Which of the following events did NOT occur in the Tuskegee Study? a. Researchers told participants they were receiving treatment even though they were not. b. Participants in the study were given/infected with the disease. c. Participants were not told they had been infected with the disease. d. Researchers prevented participants from seeking treatment. 3. Which of the following ethical violations proposed by the Belmont Report was NOT committed in the Tuskegee Study? a. Participants were harmed. b. Participants were not treated respectfully. c. Participants were not given monetary payments for their time. d. Participants were from a disadvantaged social group. 4. In considering whether research is ethical, which of the following are balanced against each other? a. Inconvenience to participants versus benefit to the researcher b. Time investment of the study versus complexity of the study c. Importance of the research versus financial cost to conduct the study d. Risk to participants versus value of the knowledge gained 5. Which of the following is true of the Belmont Report? a. It was written at the request of the U.S. Congress. b. It was written primarily in response to the Milgram obedience studies. c. It was written primarily in response to medical experiments performed in Nazi-occupied Europe. d. It was replaced by the APA guidelines. 6. 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