b. dependent variable. d. independent variable.
Answer: d
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: Scientific Research
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective (LO): 1.8 Identify the steps involved in designing an experiment.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge
46. In a double-blind experiment, _________ are kept unaware of which participants are in the control group(s) and which participants are in the experimental group(s).
a. only the participants c. both the researcher(s) and the participants
b. only the researcher(s) d. neither the researcher(s) nor the participants
Answer: c
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: Scientific Research
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective (LO): LO 1.9 Identify two common sources of problems in an experiment and some ways to control for these effects.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge
47. A(n) ________ reviews a proposed study and judges it according to safety and consideration for its participants.
a. board of trustees c. human rights group
b. institutional review board d. animal rights group
Answer: b
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: Ethics of Psychological Research
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective (LO): LO 1.9 Identify two common sources of problems in an experiment and some ways to control for these effects.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge
48. Which of the following is true of doing research with people?
a. The research is the highest priority.
b. Sometimes people react in unexpected ways to the manipulations in an experiment.
c. Researchers may share the names and information of participants with researchers conducting other studies.
d. For children, researchers need only the child’s agreement in order to use them in a study.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: Ethics of Psychological Research
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective (LO): 1.10 Identify some of the common ethical guidelines for doing research with people.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge
49. Animals are used in about ________ percent of all psychological studies.
a. 7 c.32
b. 15 d. 56
Answer: a
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: Ethics of Psychological Research
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective (LO): 1.11 Explain why psychologists sometimes use animals in their research.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge
50. While the word critical is often viewed as meaning “negative,” the use of this term in “critical thinking” is more related to the word _________.
a. acceptance. c. bias.
b. truth. d. criteria.