PSYCH302 CH. 9 READING QUIZ
A "participant pool" is
-a collection of former research participants that have expressed a willingness to
participate in future studies.
-a group of individuals that have completed a pilot study and are therefore no longer
naïve to the researcher's hypothesis.
-a group of potential research participants (usually college students).
-a place where participants can swim and cool off after their arduous
researchparticipation. - Correct Answers -a group of potential research participants
(usually college students).
Reporting of details regarding participant characteristics, selection and assignment
procedures
-violates conditions of anonymity and is therefore considered unethical.
-is important to enable other researchers to replicate your findings.
-is considered superfluous and unnecessary given space limitations in most journals.
-is important to alleviate internal validity concerns. - Correct Answers -is important to
enable other researchers to replicate your findings.
Human participants must sign a "consent to participate" form (unless exempted) prior to
being in the experiment. This form should include all of the following EXCEPT
-benefits to be derived from participating.
-the general purpose of the study.
-any monetary or grade benefits for participating.
-a disclaimer saying that the experimenter is not responsible for any harm to the
participant. - Correct Answers -a disclaimer saying that the experimenter is not
responsible for any harm to the participant.
Which of the following is NOT true with regard to procedures?
-as long as the instructions are uniformly presented, it is not very important how an
experimenter greets and otherwise interacts with the participants
-the handling of rats between the home cages and the test apparatus can influence the
outcome of the experiment
-all participants should experience the same events even though they are totally
unrelated to the experiment
-it is far more important to treat human participants in exactly the same manner than it is
for non-human participants - Correct Answers -as long as the instructions are uniformly
presented, it is not very important how an experimenter greets and otherwise interacts
with the participants
The probability of rejecting a false null hypothesis is referred to as
-power.
A "participant pool" is
-a collection of former research participants that have expressed a willingness to
participate in future studies.
-a group of individuals that have completed a pilot study and are therefore no longer
naïve to the researcher's hypothesis.
-a group of potential research participants (usually college students).
-a place where participants can swim and cool off after their arduous
researchparticipation. - Correct Answers -a group of potential research participants
(usually college students).
Reporting of details regarding participant characteristics, selection and assignment
procedures
-violates conditions of anonymity and is therefore considered unethical.
-is important to enable other researchers to replicate your findings.
-is considered superfluous and unnecessary given space limitations in most journals.
-is important to alleviate internal validity concerns. - Correct Answers -is important to
enable other researchers to replicate your findings.
Human participants must sign a "consent to participate" form (unless exempted) prior to
being in the experiment. This form should include all of the following EXCEPT
-benefits to be derived from participating.
-the general purpose of the study.
-any monetary or grade benefits for participating.
-a disclaimer saying that the experimenter is not responsible for any harm to the
participant. - Correct Answers -a disclaimer saying that the experimenter is not
responsible for any harm to the participant.
Which of the following is NOT true with regard to procedures?
-as long as the instructions are uniformly presented, it is not very important how an
experimenter greets and otherwise interacts with the participants
-the handling of rats between the home cages and the test apparatus can influence the
outcome of the experiment
-all participants should experience the same events even though they are totally
unrelated to the experiment
-it is far more important to treat human participants in exactly the same manner than it is
for non-human participants - Correct Answers -as long as the instructions are uniformly
presented, it is not very important how an experimenter greets and otherwise interacts
with the participants
The probability of rejecting a false null hypothesis is referred to as
-power.
