COUN 6722 COMPLETE STUDY SHEET
QUESTIONS AND REVIEW SOLUTION PACK
●● The examination of potential problems and benefits that are likely to
result from a research is known as a ________ analysis.
Answer: risk-benefit
●● _______ risk is a type of research activity in which the risks of harm
to participants are no greater than the risks encountered in daily life or in
routine physical or psychological tests.
Answer: Minimal
●● A hypothesis is a
Answer: tentative statement about something that may be true
●● Current ethical guidelines for both behavioral and medical
researchers have their origins in
Answer: the Belmont Report.
●● Juan is writing a section of a research report that describes who
participated in the research along with a description of how the study
was conducted. Juan is most likely to be writing the _____ section of the
research report.
,Answer: method
●● Sam, a researcher, observed that Jill, his colleague, fell sick the day
after she ate from a particular food truck. Hence, Sam concludes that the
food from the food truck caused Jill to fall sick. In the context of the
types of evidence described by Cook and Campbell (1979), in this
scenario, Sam fails to
Answer: eliminate alternative explanations.
●● Which of the following is the first goal of behavioral science?
Answer: describing behavior
●● Prediction of behavior involves
Answer: regular observation of a specific behavior to ensure that two
events are
systematically related to one another.
●● According to Goodstein (2000), which characteristic of scientific
enquiry emphasizes that a study should be looked at by scientists who
have the expertise to carefully evaluate the study before it is published in
a top-quality scientific journal?
Answer: Scientific evidence is peer-reviewed.
, ●● The agreement by a minor to participate in an experiment is formally
called
Answer: assent.
●● ________ risk is a type of research activity in which the risks of
harm to participants are no greater than the risks encountered in daily
life or in routine physical or psychological tests.
Answer: minimal
●● What is the difference between a hypothesis and a prediction?
Answer: A hypothesis is a tentative idea or question that does not yet
have evidence
to support or refute it, while a prediction is a guess at the outcome of a
hypothesis.
●● In which section of a research article would a reader find a
description of what was done in the past and why the present study is
being conducted?
Answer: the introduction
●● In which section of a research report would a researcher describe the
practical application of an experiment's results?
Answer: the discussion section
QUESTIONS AND REVIEW SOLUTION PACK
●● The examination of potential problems and benefits that are likely to
result from a research is known as a ________ analysis.
Answer: risk-benefit
●● _______ risk is a type of research activity in which the risks of harm
to participants are no greater than the risks encountered in daily life or in
routine physical or psychological tests.
Answer: Minimal
●● A hypothesis is a
Answer: tentative statement about something that may be true
●● Current ethical guidelines for both behavioral and medical
researchers have their origins in
Answer: the Belmont Report.
●● Juan is writing a section of a research report that describes who
participated in the research along with a description of how the study
was conducted. Juan is most likely to be writing the _____ section of the
research report.
,Answer: method
●● Sam, a researcher, observed that Jill, his colleague, fell sick the day
after she ate from a particular food truck. Hence, Sam concludes that the
food from the food truck caused Jill to fall sick. In the context of the
types of evidence described by Cook and Campbell (1979), in this
scenario, Sam fails to
Answer: eliminate alternative explanations.
●● Which of the following is the first goal of behavioral science?
Answer: describing behavior
●● Prediction of behavior involves
Answer: regular observation of a specific behavior to ensure that two
events are
systematically related to one another.
●● According to Goodstein (2000), which characteristic of scientific
enquiry emphasizes that a study should be looked at by scientists who
have the expertise to carefully evaluate the study before it is published in
a top-quality scientific journal?
Answer: Scientific evidence is peer-reviewed.
, ●● The agreement by a minor to participate in an experiment is formally
called
Answer: assent.
●● ________ risk is a type of research activity in which the risks of
harm to participants are no greater than the risks encountered in daily
life or in routine physical or psychological tests.
Answer: minimal
●● What is the difference between a hypothesis and a prediction?
Answer: A hypothesis is a tentative idea or question that does not yet
have evidence
to support or refute it, while a prediction is a guess at the outcome of a
hypothesis.
●● In which section of a research article would a reader find a
description of what was done in the past and why the present study is
being conducted?
Answer: the introduction
●● In which section of a research report would a researcher describe the
practical application of an experiment's results?
Answer: the discussion section
