Author Question: In the context of psychological research, if an animal's life must be terminated, then the APA ... (Read 34 times)

humphriesbr@me.com · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

In the context of psychological research, if an animal's life must be terminated, then the APA standards indicate that

a. the researcher must find an alternative avenue of research, as this outcome is never
acceptable.
b. the researcher should find a computer model that mimics the life processes, as ending a
creature's life is unacceptable.
c. the researcher should proceed rapidly in ending the animal's life, with an effort made to
minimize pain.
d. the researcher should administer a lethal overdose of morphine as the acceptable
technique in ending the animal's life.

Question 2

Sir Cyril Burt, a psychological researcher from the early 1900s, was accused of scientific misconduct because he allegedly

a. falsified his data related to the development of people's intelligence.
b. shocked his research subjects against their wishes.
c. injected live cancer cells into his subjects without telling them.
d. failed to treat his subjects for syphilis, even though penicillin was widely available.