Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the three elements required to infer causation in psychological research?

Accepted Answer

Replication of results

Question 2

A researcher wants to study the effects of sleep deprivation on memory. She randomly assigns participants to either a sleep-deprived group or a control group. Which type of research is she conducting?

Accepted Answer

Experimental research

Question 3

Which principle from the Belmont Report is best addressed by ensuring participants are fully informed about the risks and benefits of a study before agreeing to participate?

Accepted Answer

Respect for persons

Question 4

Which of the following is a characteristic of pseudoscience?

Accepted Answer

Claims are not falsifiable

Question 5

A student is searching for articles about the effects of caffeine on anxiety. Which database would be most appropriate for finding psychological research?

Accepted Answer

PsycInfo

Question 6

In the Milgram experiment, deception was used to study obedience. Which ethical safeguard is most important to address the potential harm caused by deception?

Accepted Answer

Debriefing participants after the study

Question 7

Which of the following best describes an operational definition?

Accepted Answer

A statement about how a variable will be measured or manipulated in a study

Question 8

Which of the following is a primary source article?

Accepted Answer

An original research report detailing methods and results

Question 9

A researcher uses the Boolean operator 'AND' when searching for articles on 'stress AND coping.' What is the effect of using 'AND'?

Accepted Answer

It narrows the search to articles containing both terms

Question 10

Which of the following is a limitation of relying solely on intuition when evaluating psychological claims?

Accepted Answer

Intuition can lead to systematic biases and errors

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of applied research?

Accepted Answer

Developing a new therapy to reduce anxiety in patients

Question 12

Which section of a research article typically includes a summary of the study's findings and their implications?

Accepted Answer

Discussion

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the Institutional Review Board (IRB)?

Accepted Answer

Designing experiments for researchers

Question 14

Which of the following is a risk associated with animal research in psychology?

Accepted Answer

Animals may be exposed to unnecessary pain or distress

Question 15

A researcher plagiarizes by copying text from another article without citation. Which ethical principle is violated?

Accepted Answer

Integrity

Question 16

Which of the following best illustrates translational research?

Accepted Answer

Applying laboratory findings to develop new treatments

Question 17

In the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, which ethical principle was most clearly violated?

Accepted Answer

Beneficence

Question 18

Which of the following is a disadvantage of non-experimental research?

Accepted Answer

It cannot establish causation

Question 19

A psychologist wants to measure 'anxiety' in participants. Which of the following is an example of an operational definition for anxiety?

Accepted Answer

Anxiety is measured by the score on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory

Question 20

Which of the following statements about peer review is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

Peer review involves evaluation by experts in the field before publication

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