Schacter and Singer-ethical issues, strengths and weakness Quiz

What is a potential ethical issue with the psychological experiment described in the text?

• Participants were unaware of being observed hence there were no demand characteristics.

• High inter-rater reliability between the observers.

• Participants were chosen via volunteering; hence they may not be representative of a wider population.

• Participants were injected, so they may have been physically hurt.

What is a benefit of the high level of standardization in the experiment?

• Participants were chosen via volunteering; hence they may not be representative of a wider population.

• Lacks mundane realism and ecological validity.

• Many controls make the researcher more confident about the causal relationship.

• Participants were unaware of being observed hence there were no demand characteristics.

What is a potential limitation of the sample used in the experiment?

• Participants were injected, so they may have been physically hurt.

• There is a low generalizability as the sample consists of males only.

• Many controls make the researcher more confident about the causal relationship.

• High inter-rater reliability between the observers.

How does the lack of mundane realism and ecological validity impact the experiment?

• Lacks mundane realism and ecological validity.

• High inter-rater reliability between the observers.

• Participants were unaware of being observed hence there were no demand characteristics.

• Participants were chosen via volunteering; hence they may not be representative of a wider population.

What is a potential issue with using independent groups in the experiment?

• High inter-rater reliability between the observers.

• Many controls make the researcher more confident about the causal relationship.

• Volunteer sample may not be representative of a wider population.

• Participants were unaware of being observed hence there were no demand characteristics.

What is the potential impact of low mundane realism and ecological validity on an experiment?

• Participants were unaware of being observed hence there were no demand characteristics.

• High inter-rater reliability between the observers.

• Lacks mundane realism and ecological validity.

• Many controls make the researcher more confident about the causal relationship.

What is a possible ethical concern with the experimental procedure described in the text?

• Participants were unaware of being observed hence there were no demand characteristics.

• High inter-rater reliability between the observers.

• Participants were chosen via volunteering; hence they may not be representative of a wider population.

• Participants were subjected to discomfort or harm during the experiment.

How does the lack of diversity in the sample affect the generalizability of the experiment?

• Many controls make the researcher more confident about the causal relationship.

• High inter-rater reliability between the observers.

• There is a low generalizability as the sample consists of males only.

• Participants were unaware of being observed hence there were no demand characteristics.