Respect for persons - Correct Answers involves the process of informed consent and the protection of
special groups in research, such as children and prisoners
Justice - Correct Answers involves the way participants are selected for the research. One group of
people should not bear an undue burden for research participation, and participants should be
representative of the groups that will also benefit from the research
Beneficence - Correct Answers involves the evaluation of risks and benefits, to participants in the study
and to society as a whole.
APA's five general principles - Correct Answers Belmont report, principle
of fidelity and responsibility, and the principle of
integrity
principle of fidelity and responsibility - Correct Answers Establish relationships of trust; accept
responsibility for
professional behavior (in research, teaching, and clinical
practice)
APA's Ethical Standard 8 - Correct Answers informed consent, institutional review boards, deception,
debriefing, research misconduct, and animal research.
Principle of Integrity - Correct Answers Strive to be accurate, truthful, and honest in one's role as
researcher, teacher, or practitioner
psychologists are... - Correct Answers empiricists
, empiricism - Correct Answers base conclusions on systematic observations (research based)
research producers - Correct Answers carry out and/or present research
research consumers - Correct Answers read or use research
applied research - Correct Answers scientific study that aims to solve practical problems
basic research - Correct Answers basic research is research that is meant to increase our scientific
knowledge base without trying to solve problems, such as investigating whether men or women are
more likely to be diagnosed with depression
translational research - Correct Answers the use of basic research in an applied setting, so it directly
benefits humans
empiricism uses evidence from... - Correct Answers the senses or instruments assisting the senses
theory - Correct Answers a set of statements that describes general principles about how variables
relate to one another. A theory is broader than a hypothesis, and it is usually built upon over a long
period of time.
data - Correct Answers a set of observations. Can be quantitative or qualitative (know the difference!)
hypothesis/prediction - Correct Answers specific outcome the researcher expects to observe in a study
if the theory is accurate.
Whether the hypothesis is supported or refuted will help inform how the theory is revised.
good theories are... - Correct Answers supported by data, falsifiable, parsimonious
falsifiable - Correct Answers able to be disproven by experimental results