Ethical Principles in Research

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What is the main focus of the Belmont Report's principle of beneficence and nonmaleficence?

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To treat people in ways that benefit them and do not cause suffering

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Which of the following is a responsibility of IRBs according to APA Standard 8? To fund research projects, To interpret ethical principles and ensure ethical conduct in research, To publish research findings, To recruit participants for studies

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To interpret ethical principles and ensure ethical conduct in research

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What does informed consent involve in research studies?

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Explaining the study to participants and allowing them to decide whether to participate

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What is the purpose of debriefing in research?

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To explain the true nature of the study after deception is used

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Which type of replication involves researchers repeating an original study as closely as possible?

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Direct replication

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What is the practice of hypothesizing after the results are known called?

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HARKing

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Which of the following is a limitation of meta-analysis? Ecological validity, Theory-testing mode, File drawer problem, Open science

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File drawer problem

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What does WEIRD stand for in the context of cultural psychology?

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Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic

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What is the goal of contributions from cultural psychology?

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To evaluate how cultural contexts shape behavior

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What is the purpose of pre-registering a study’s method?

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To avoid p-hacking