Psychology Degree Research Methods and Ethics 3

Question 1

When is deception ethically permissible in psychological research according to APA guidelines?

Accepted Answer

When the scientific value justifies it and a full debriefing follows

Answer

APA permits deception only when the research has significant scientific value, cannot be done otherwise, and participants are fully debriefed afterward.

Question 2

In a factorial design with a 2×3 structure, how many conditions are there?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

A 2×3 factorial design has 2 levels of one factor and 3 levels of another, producing 2×3 = 6 conditions.

Question 3

A study finds that ice cream sales and drowning rates both rise in summer. This is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A spurious correlation due to a third variable

Answer

Both variables increase because of hot weather (a confound), not because one causes the other.

Question 4

Which sampling method is most likely to yield a representative sample of U.S. adults?

Accepted Answer

Simple random sampling from a national registry

Answer

Simple random sampling gives every member of the target population an equal chance of selection, minimizing systematic bias.

Question 5

What distinguishes a between-subjects design from a within-subjects design?

Accepted Answer

In between-subjects designs, different participants are in different conditions

Answer

Between-subjects designs assign different groups of participants to different conditions, unlike within-subjects where each person sees all conditions.

Psychology Degree Practice Test

Psychology Degree Practice Test

Psychology Degree Research Methods and Ethics 3