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1. What is an Institutional Review Board (IRB)?
A) A group of psychologists from the same department in a single institution who gives approval for psychology studies.
B) A group of psychologists from psychology departments at different institutions who review proposed research for ethical concerns from all the universities and colleges in a given geographical area.
C) A group of scientists and nonscientists, members of the community, and legal specialists who review proposed research for ethical concerns.
D) A group of scientists and nonscientists, members of the community, and legal specialists who review proposed research for meaningfulness and value to society.
2. Loss of expected privacy and confidentiality are ethical issues that researchers must address when _____________________?
studying participants in private settings
conducting personal interviews
collecting data from websites
all of the above
3. Which of the following is true about the Tuskegee Syphilis Study?
it was an isolated incident
it took place for only one year
individuals were treated for syphilis
it spurred scientists to overhaul ethical guidelines
4. Professor Bonds asked students to name different factors that may change with a person’s age. The students identified weight, height, and number of friends. These factors would be examples of
A) variables.
B) mediators.
C) operational definitions.
D) All of these
5. The process of clearly identifying how a variable is measured or manipulated is referred to as the _______ of the variable.
A) reliability
B) validity
C) level
D) operational definition.
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