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Question

1. Which of the following must be present in experimental research?

A comparison group made up of different subjects

Convenience sample of subjects from the population

Matching of subjects on demographic characteristics

Random assignment of subjects to groups

2. Which of the following is an acceptable operational definition according to the requirements of how to operationalize a variable? Depression will be operationalized as:

the subject's score on the State-Trait Anxiety scale.

the total number of times a subject uses words, such as empty, blue, sad, or depressed.

a below-normal physical appearance.

a self-defining concept, based on the individual's definition of depression.

3. Which of the following should the qualitative researcher pay attention to as part of observation?

Focusing only on what is directly happening to the participant.

Focusing solely on the unexpected events in the participant's life.

General overview of the participant's routine

Personal reactions to the situation

4. Which of the following is true about qualitative data analysis?

Data analysis occurs in three stages: description, analysis, and interpretation.

Data are usually collected and analyzed item by item.

Methodology is clearly described in most research reports.

There is a very different order for data handling than in quantitative research.

5. Which of the following are true statements regarding ethical research?

Because of the development of the IRB process, misconduct is no longer a problem in the scientific community.

Ethical research follows the three principles set forth by the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research.

Researchers strive to protect the rights of human subjects, but in some situations, violation of these rights is necessary if valuable information about disease conditions is to be obtained.

Since the time of the Nazi experiments in Germany, unethical research has been eliminated through the Nuremberg Code.

6. Which of the following statements is true regarding the use of deception in current research studies? The use of deception:

in studies is no longer approved by Institutional Review Boards.

involves not telling a subject if he or she is in the control or intervention group.

is the same thing as using covert methods of data collection.

violates the right of self-determination.

7. When assessing unusual levels of temporary discomfort, which of the following would be the top concern to a researcher?

A potential feeling of sadness when reminiscing about old memories

Completion of the tool takes 30 minutes of the subject's time

The participant needs to travel across town to the research facility

Unrelieved pain caused by the use of a placebo medication in a study looking at chronic pain relief