Research ethics represent an important component of psychological research because:

Related Mcqs:

1. Select the TWO correct statements from those below with regard to psychological research:
   1.You can fully understand the result of an IQ test without knowing anything about intelligence testing and standard scores.
   2. if two things are correlated this signifies that one is the cause of the other.
   3. A good knowledge of psychological research methods allows you to avoid making the mistakes that journalists politicians and many others make because they lack the necessary conceptual understanding.
   4. In most countries, in order to become a psychologist, you will be required to conduct a piece of psychological research.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 1 & 4
   D. 3 & 4

2. Which are true of the diathesis-stress model of mental illness?Please identify all correct answers.
   1: When an enduring vulnerability factor in a person is coupled with a recent stressor, it results in psychological disorder.
   2: Only one of the diathesis or stressor needs to be present for symptoms of the psychological disorder to occur.
   3: Both the diathesis and the stressor must be present to lead the symptoms of the psychological disorder.
   4: Diathesis and stressors have specific definitions.

   A. 1 & 4
   B. 1 & 3
   C. 2 & 3
   D. 2 & 4

3. Professor Pegler’s research efforts focus on how the use of heuristics influences the way people assess financial risks. Which specialty area does his research best represent?

   A. personality psychology
   B. cognitive psychology
   C. clinical psychology
   D. developmental psychology

4. Dr. Roberts engages in basic research involving the construction and validation of tests designed to assess individual differences in traits such as anxiety and self-esteem, which specialty area does her research best represent?

   A. developmental psychology
   B. personality psychology
   C. biological psychology
   D. social psychology

5. In psychological research, the process of using multiple research methods to tackle the same issue is referred to as:

   A. Experimentation
   B. Revision
   C. Manipulation Check
   D. Triangulation

6. What are the two major approaches to treatment of psychological disorders?
   1: Biological.
   2: Medical.
   3: Chemical.
   4: Psychological

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 2 & 4
   D. 1 & 4

7. Measurement scales used in psychological research are based on four types, which include.

   A. Nominal, ordinal, internal, external
   B. internal, external, quasi, survey
   C. Nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio
   D. Interval, ratio, quasi, survey

8. Five qualities that best describe good psychological research include:

   A. Valid, scientific, ethical, experimental, correlational
   B. Scientific, experimental, public, parsimonious, cumulative
   C. valid, reliable, Public, parsimonious, cumulative
   D. Experimental, quasi-experimental survey, correlational, meta-analytic

9. Which THREE of the following are criteria for good psychological research?
   1. it should be public
   2. it should subjective
   3. it should be cumulative
   4. it should be parsimonious

   A. 1, 3 & 4
   B. 1, 2 & 3
   C. 2, 3 & 4
   D. 1, 2 & 4

10. In psychological research, a_________ is defined as an entity that can occur with different values?

    A. hypothesis
    B. measurement system
    C. theory
    D. experimental group