2. Psychology Research

Which of the following features would be most useful in identifying pseudoscience within psychological research?

Which statement best describes what an Institutional Review Board (IRB) is responsible for reviewing in psychological research?

In the context of the Stanford Prison Experiment, what was a major ethical oversight committed by the lead researcher?

Which statement best summarizes the role of the scientific method in psychology?

Which type of research design do psychologists primarily use to determine cause and effect relationships?

In the context of the scientific method in psychology, in order to determine how much validity is sufficient, one usually tests for which of the following types of validity?

When a researcher submits a study to the Institutional Review Board (IRB), what is the primary purpose of this process in psychological research?

In the context of the scientific method in psychology, what does it mean when an observational study is retrospective?

Exploratory research is usually associated with which of the following data-gathering techniques?

Which of the following is a criticism of analytic introspection in the context of the scientific method in psychology?

Which of the following lists correctly places the steps of the scientific method in psychology in the proper order for investigating and understanding a disorder?

In the context of AP Psychology and the scientific method, which of the following best defines an experiment?

Which of the following is a guideline for establishing causality in psychological research?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the role of media in presenting psychological research?

Which of the following is a technique to improve internal validity in psychological research?