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181. 

Kendra is combining the results of a number of experiments to yield an overall conclusion. Kendra is performing a _____.

A. 

meta-analysis

B. 

significance test

C. 

cross-validation

D. 

sensitivity analysis

182. 

Which of the following statements most accurately captures the opinion of most psychologists in the context of the use of deception?

A. 

It is integral to the conduct of scientifically valid research.

B. 

It is often necessary in psychological research.

C. 

It is sometimes necessary to safeguard the study’s true purpose.

D. 

It has absolutely no place in psychological research.

183. 

Before participating in an experiment, the participants must sign a document affirming that they have been told the basic outlines of the study and are aware of what their participation will involve, what risks the experiment may hold, and the fact that their participation is purely voluntary and they may terminate it at any time. This refers to which ethical principle of research?

A. 

Informed consent

B. 

Debriefing

C. 

Experimental manipulation

D. 

Significant outcome

184. 

Which of the following is not a component of informed consent?

A. 

A detailed explanation of the study and its procedures.

B. 

A statement of the potential risks of participating in the study.

C. 

An assurance that participation is completely voluntary.

D. 

The knowledge that a participant can terminate his/her participation at any time.

185. 

Dr. O’Connor is telling his participants before he begins the experiment that their participation is completely voluntary and that they can stop taking part at any time. Dr. O’Connor is:

A. 

debriefing his participants.

B. 

obtaining informed consent.

C. 

using experimental manipulation.

D. 

assuring confidentiality.

186. 

When a researcher debriefs her participants, she:

A. 

reveals the outcome of the study.

B. 

provides a detailed explanation of the study.

C. 

tells them they can stop taking part at any time.

D. 

assures the participants of confidentiality.

187. 

Dr. O’Malley is informing participants before he begins the experiment that their participation is completely voluntary and that they can stop taking part at any time. Dr. Hensley is providing a detailed explanation of the study to participants who have just completed participating in the study. Which of the following statements is true?

A. 

Dr. O’Malley is obtaining informed consent from his participants. Dr. Hensley is debriefing her participants.

B. 

Dr. O’Malley is debriefing his participants. Dr. Hensley is obtaining informed consent from her participants.

C. 

Dr. O’Malley and Dr. Hensley are obtaining informed consent from their participants.

D. 

Dr. O’Malley and Dr. Hensley are debriefing their participants.

188. 

Which of the following sequences best reflects the order of events in an experiment?

A. 

Informed consent ? experiment ? debriefing

B. 

Informed consent ? debriefing ? experiment

C. 

Debriefing ? informed consent ? experiment

D. 

Experiment ? informed consent ? debriefing

189. 

Which of the following is not one of the reasons that college students are so often used as participants in psychological research?

A. 

They are representative of the population at large.

B. 

They are generally readily available to researchers.

C. 

They are inexpensive.

D. 

Most research occurs in university settings.

190. 

A college student sample differs from the population it is implicitly intended to represent—that is, people in general, in each of the following ways except that:

A. 

they tend to come from industrialized cultures.

B. 

they tend to come from Western cultures.

C. 

they are better educated.

D. 

they tend to be poor.