Author Question: Keeping risk to a minimum involves _____. a. not warning participants about impending electric ... (Read 69 times)

Alainaaa8 · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Keeping risk to a minimum involves _____.

a. not warning participants about impending electric shocks because it will scare them
b. debriefing participants in a cold, but businesslike manner
c. getting approval from the IRB after conducting the study
d. none of these

Question 2

The author of your textbook suggests that you run a pilot study using which two populations?

a. professors and friends
b. friends, and the population to be sampled in the full research project
c. friends and relatives
d. strangers from another campus and seniors from your school

mmj22343 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Students should avoid experiments that involve electric shocks. Participants should be told every feature of a study that might affect their willingness to participate. The debriefing must be conducted with sensitivity to the feelings of the participants. IRB approval must be obtained before the research begins.

Answer to Question 2

B
Friends might be good to test because they will tell you what they really think. The target population would be good to test because they are more similar to the real participants.