TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH
5) Whichȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱstatementsȱisȱuntrue?ȱTheȱMilgramȱObedienceȱstudy A) cameȱaboutȱbecauseȱMilgramȱwantedȱtoȱlearnȱhowȱordinaryȱpeopleȱcouldȱhaveȱcarried outȱtheȱhorrorsȱofȱtheȱHolocastȱunderȱtheȱNazis. B) wasȱanȱexperimentȱthatȱusedȱelectricalȱshocksȱthatȱwereȱsupposedlyȱadministeredȱto pupils. C) isȱanȱexampleȱofȱaȱstudyȱthatȱusedȱdeception. D) isȱheldȱupȱasȱtheȱmostȱethicalȱexperimentȱeverȱconducted. Answer: D Diff:ȱ2 PageȱRef:ȱ68 Skill: Comprehension
6) Dr.ȱVanȱOfferȱisȱconductingȱaȱresearchȱstudyȱthatȱwillȱexposeȱtheȱsubjectsȱtoȱaȱgreatȱdealȱof stress.ȱWhatȱmightȱbeȱoneȱwayȱtoȱprotectȱhisȱsubjectsȱfromȱharm? A) Tellȱthemȱtoȱmakeȱoutȱtheirȱwillsȱbeforeȱtheyȱstartȱtheȱstudy. B) Screenȱpotentialȱcandidatesȱtoȱensureȱthatȱnoȱoneȱisȱatȱhighȱriskȱforȱheartȱattack,ȱmental breakdown,ȱetc. C) Beȱdeceptiveȱandȱdonȇtȱtellȱtheȱsubjectsȱthatȱtheyȱmightȱbeȱexposedȱtoȱstress. D) Tellȱthemȱtoȱtakeȱanȱanti-anxietyȱmedicationȱbeforeȱtheyȱstartȱtheȱstudy. Answer: B Diff:ȱ3 PageȱRef:ȱ67 Skill: Application
7) Theȱlawȱrecognizesȱseveralȱveryȱclearȱprohibitionsȱinȱconductingȱresearch,ȱincluding A) neverȱstealȱanotherȱresearcherȇsȱwork. B) neverȱcauseȱunnecessaryȱharmȱtoȱresearchȱparticipants. C) neverȱalterȱdataȱtoȱfitȱaȱproposedȱhypothesis. D) neverȱhideȱanyȱinformationȱaboutȱresearchȱparticipants. Answer: B Diff:ȱ2 PageȱRef:ȱ66 Skill: Comprehension
8) TheȱNuremburgȱCodeȱcameȱaboutȱafterȱWWIIȱandȱasȱaȱresultȱofȱtheȱNaziȱdoctorȱtrials.ȱSeveral ofȱtheȱCodeȇsȱprinciplesȱinclude A) neverȱuseȱanimalsȱinȱresearch. B) participationȱinȱresearchȱdoesȱnotȱneedȱtoȱbeȱvoluntary. C) avoidȱunnecessaryȱphysicalȱandȱmentalȱsuffering. D) performȱsurgeryȱwithȱanesthesia. Answer: C Diff:ȱ2 PageȱRef:ȱ76 Skill: Comprehension
9) Mr.ȱMarshȱchangedȱsomeȱofȱtheȱdataȱinȱaȱstudyȱbecauseȱheȱthoughtȱthatȱitȱdidnȇtȱfitȱwithȱthe restȱofȱtheȱdata.ȱHeȱdidnȇtȱmeanȱanyȱharm,ȱbutȱthereȱisȱaȱproblem.ȱIfȱheȱdoesnȇtȱdiscloseȱtheȱfact thatȱheȱchangedȱtheȱdataȱheȱcouldȱbeȱguiltyȱof B) plagiarism. A) violationȱofȱtheȱNurembergȱCode. C) scientificȱmisconduct. D) skippingȱresearchȱsteps. Answer: C Diff:ȱ3 PageȱRef:ȱ63 Skill: Application
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