Author Question: Suppose in one experiment in a series you found no difference in your participants' responses to the ... (Read 102 times)

jho37 · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Suppose in one experiment in a series you found no difference in your participants' responses to the levels of your independent variable. You suspect that the levels you chose were too close together. So you redo the experiment with appropriate levels. It would be ethical to

A) leave the first experiment out of a report if it adds nothing to the conclusion.
B) report all results regardless of the outcome.
C) change all results that do not fit the theory.
D) report only the best experiment if no more than five experiments were done.

Question 2

A general principle to follow to determine whether an action is scientifically ethical is to ask whether

A) anything has been left out or anything added that is not entirely truthful.
B) the action aids the efficient growth of the body of knowledge.
C) the action will further your career.
D) the action would pass an ethics committee.