According to the requirements of informed consent, research participants in a blind, placebo-controlled study will be told
a. that they may or may not receive an active treatment.
b. that they will not receive active treatment until the research study is over.
c. if they are in the placebo group or the treatment group.
d. only that they are participants in a research study and that they can quit at any time.
Question 2Which type of problem is shared by the placebo control method and the withdrawal design method?
a. Lack of control of the independent variable
b. Ethical concern of withholding treatment from those who need it
c. Ethical issue of tricking people into thinking that they will get better
d. The fact that the individual will likely respond to the unique circumstances of the research setting
Question 3The function of replication in research is to
a. better define independent and dependent variables.
b. improve the research design.
c. rule out coincidence.
d. enhance the internal validity of the study.
Question 4A new research study is published and becomes the hot story in the news today. This story concerns you because the researchers report that they are the first scientists to find a higher incidence of depression in individuals who are taking a particular vitaminthe same vitamin that your physician has had you taking for years. While this may be cause for you to investigate further, you probably shouldn't panic, because
a. your physician will call you if there is anything to worry about.
b. research like this is rarely accurate.
c. without replication, the finding could just be due to coincidence.
d. unless it was a double-blind experiment, the results are almost certainly in error.
Question 5The most influential and successful research generally utilizes
a. multiple well-controlled, double-blind experiments.
b. a combination of well-controlled correlational studies and cross-sectional research.
c. a program of multiple research designs over a period of time.
d. multiple cross-sectional and longitudinal designs over a period of time.
Question 6One of the most important reasons to conduct cross-cultural research in psychopathology is that
a. we can gain a better appreciation for the virtues of various cultures by examining how psychopathology is viewed by different cultures.
b. the stigma of psychopathology can be removed by understanding that psychopathology exists in all cultures.
c. genetic influences of disorders can be best determined through careful comparison of the different environmental stressors found in various cultures.
d. we can understand more about psychopathology by understanding how culture impacts the experience of various disorders.
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