A researcher is required to get your informed consent' before you participate in a study. List two major requirements that he/she has to meet in order to do this correctly.
Q. 2Name three things that psychologists are supposed to inform participants about when obtaining informed consent, according to the American Psychological Association's code of ethics.
Q. 3Meta-analysis can miss detecting results that are actually statistically significant due to __________ samples and/or possible methodological __________.
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Q. 4Meta-analysis is particularly likely to find results that __________ (choose: are, are not) statistically significant.
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Q. 5Can a meta-analysis erroneously reach the conclusion that there is no difference or relationship?
a. Yes, when there are small sample sizes and/or possible methodological flaws.
b. Yes, because of its typically extra-large sample size.
c. No, a meta-analysis can never erroneously reach a conclusion of no relationship because a meta-analysis is so comprehensive.
d. No. If there is no relationship, then there is no erroneous conclusion to come to in the first place.
Q. 6If the original studies were flawed or biased, what is true about the resulting meta-analysis?
a. It will also be flawed or biased.
b. It will be able to minimize or even eliminate the flaws and bias.
c. It will be unaffected.
d. The impact is unknown the flaws or biases may enter into the meta-analysis or may not.
Q. 7If the statistically significant studies of a relationship are the ones that are more likely to be available, what effect will this have on the resulting meta-analysis?
Q. 8What is meant by the file drawer problem' regarding meta-analysis?
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