Research Methods and Ethics Quiz

Which historical event was the primary catalyst for the passage of the National Research Act in 1974?

• The Milgram Obedience Study

• The Nuremberg Trials

• The Tuskegee Syphilis Study

• The Thalidomide Disaster

How does the “ethics equation” determine if a study should proceed?

• The number of participants must be greater than the number of researchers

• The scientific benefits must outweigh the potential harm to participants

• The cost of the research must be less than the grant amount

• The internal validity must be higher than the external validity

Which committee oversees and reviews research involving non-human animals?

• IRB

• FDA

• IACUC

• APA Ethics Committee

Which scale includes a true zero?

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

A researcher records the finishing places of runners in a marathon (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.). Which scale of measurement is being used?

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.4

Which of the following is the best definition of an “Operational Definition”?

• A vague, abstract concept that cannot be directly observed

• A specific “recipe” or set of procedures used to measure or manipulate a construct

• The underlying truth of a psychological phenomenon

• A variable that never changes across individuals

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The degree to which a measurement tool produces consistent, stable results over time is known as:

• Validity

• Reliability

• Operationalization

• Correlation

A researcher administers the same new intelligence test to the same group of students two weeks apart. This is an example of:

• Inter-rater reliability

• Internal consistency

• Split-half reliability

• Test-retest reliability

A professor wants to measure “class participation”. They define it as “the number of times a student raises their hand during a 50 minute lecture. This specific measurement is:

• A construct

• An operational definition

• A qualitative variable

• A nominal scale

Which type of validity refers to whether a test looks like it measures what it is supposed to measure?

• Content validity

• Criterion validity

• Face validity

• Discriminant validity

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7