Because a researcher may overemphasize the scientific value of their own research,
a. an IRB must be consulted to make recommendations regarding ethical dilemmas.
b. they are usually quite willing to abuse research participants.
c. an IRB will apply the formula that objectively calculates the benefits of the research.
d. they will frequently deceive the participants to gain their consent.
Question 2
Designing psychological experiments often presents the researcher with ethical dilemmas, in the primary dilemma he or she must
a. choose the appropriate participant pool without eliminating people who want to participate in the study.
b. decide which coworkers should be co-authors on the resulting paper.
c. weigh potential costs to participants against the potential gain to be realized from the experiment.
d. determine whether to inform participants of the results of the experiment.
Question 3
All institutions (e.g., universities) that receive federal funds for research must have an Institutional Review Board (IRB). The job of this group is to
a. allocate funding equitably to all researchers at that institution.
b. mediate conflicts between researchers and the participants in their research.
c. recruit research participants
d. make judgments regarding the ethical acceptability of research involving human participants.
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