When a researcher uses another person's ideas or thoughts, but uses his own wording, this is called
A) paraphrasing. B) identity theft.
C) plagiarism. D) intellectual property.
IRB uses the term minimal risk which means
a. any physical, psychological, or economic harm
b. harm no greater than expected in daily life
c. having blood drawn during the study
d. no physical, psychological, or economic harm
Dr. Stokley has derived a hypothesis from Skinner's Theory of Operant Conditioning. Dr. Stokley wants to collect factual information and evidence to test his hypothesis. Which of the following refers to the process he will use?
a. Rationalism
b. Hypothesis Testing
c. Induction
d. Normal Science
Which of the following studies would NOT fall under the exempt category of the IRB?
a. a study comparing face-to-face and on-line teaching methods on undergraduate teacher training students
b. a study investigating the effects of age at entrance to college on college completion using anonymous data provided by the school.
c. a study looking at the effect of a new medication for reducing depression.
d. a study comparing aptitude scores among the students at different universities using pooled anonymous data
What does normalizing the social research mean?
What will be an ideal response?