Ethical Issues

What term did the APA recommend using instead of 'subjects'?

• Testees

• Respondents

• Subjects

• Participants

What is one way experimenters can be unethical?

• Misleading participants

• Conducting experiments in public

• Offering incentives

• Using too many participants

What should experimenters do if equipment breaks down?

• Ignore the issue

• Delay the experiment indefinitely

• Notify the participants

• Continue without it

Why is it important for experimenters to be punctual?

• To avoid paperwork

• To finish the experiment quickly

• To impress the participants

• Participants' time is valuable

What does informed consent ensure?

• Participants are monitored

• Participants are tested multiple times

• Participants are paid

• Participants are aware of the study details

What should participants be informed about regarding their rights?

• Right to withdraw from the research

• Right to change the experiment

• Right to demand results

• Right to choose other participants

What are demand characteristics?

• Physical traits of participants

• Characteristics of the experimenter

• Statistical data from the experiment

• Attributes that lead participants to behave in a certain way

How can demand characteristics be minimized?

• Using automation

• Changing the experiment location

• Increasing participant numbers

• Using more complex instructions

What is a blind experiment?

• Participants are unaware of the IV levels

• Experimenters are unaware of the participants

• Both participants and experimenters are aware of the IV

• Participants are informed about everything

What does double-blind mean?

• Neither participants nor experimenters know the IV levels

• Only participants know the IV levels

• Participants are informed about the experiment

• Only experimenters know the IV levels