Ethical Controversies Answers

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In the “Little Albert” experiment, psychologist John Watson conditioned a(n) ____________.

A
lab rat to fear an infant
B
infant to fear Santa Claus
C
infant to fear a lab rat
D
lab rat to fear loud noises
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One of the main arguments that animal rights advocates present is that animals have rights because they __________.

A
have moral agency
B
are capable of suffering
C
cannot defend themselves
D
are the property of humans
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What did the lead researcher fail to do in the Stanford Prison experiment?

A
He failed to acquire adequate permission from the university institutional review board.
B
He failed to adequately separate his psychological duties from his experimental role.
C
He failed to aggressively recruit subjects from a diverse enough population.
D
He failed to properly advise subjects of their rights before the experiment began.
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Read the passage from a fictional research article below and answer the question that follows.The extraordinary results of this study are beyond reproach; the human mind creates memories each time you would like to remember them.–Frances Wallace, page 15Now read the following passages from a separate article. Which of the following uses of the above passage is not considered plagiarism?

A
And thus we know that the human mind creates memories each time you would like to remember them (Wallace 15).
B
If we look at Wallace’s work, we can be certain the human mind creates memories each time you would like to remember them.
C
Although it is startling to contemplate, “the human mind creates memories each time you would like to remember them” (Wallace 15).
D
These results are extraordinary and cannot be doubted—the human mind creates memories!
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For psychologists, controlling electronic information is important because electronic information is __________.

A
harder to organize than physical copies of information
B
trivially easy to copy and redistribute
C
difficult to share with other researchers and psychologists
D
practically impossible to keep confidential
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Plagiarism is unethical because it implies that __________.

A
all of the sources used are only helpful for limited purposes
B
the author being plagiarized endorses the plagiarized work
C
the work that one has plagiarized is an original creation
D
one doesn’t care about the confidentiality of the research
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In the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, what information did researchers keep from their subjects about their illnesses?

A
They were told they had a rare form of syphilis.
B
They were not treated for or told they had cancer.
C
They were told they had a sexually transmitted infection.
D
They were not treated for or told they had syphilis.
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Which of the following is not a reason psychologists may subject an animal used in research to pain, stress, or hardship?

A
When an alternative procedure is unavailable.
B
When the goal is justified by its prospective educational value.
C
When the goal of the study is justified by its probable scientific value.
D
When the goal is justified by the potential for recognition.
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Read the passage from a fictional research article below and answer the question that follows.The extraordinary results of this study are beyond reproach; the human mind creates memories each time you would like to remember them.–Frances Wallace, page 15Now read the following passages from a separate article. Which of the following uses of the above passage is not considered plagiarism?

A
And thus we know that the human mind creates memories each time you would like to remember them (Wallace 15).
B
If we look at Wallace’s work, we can be certain the human mind creates memories each time you would like to remember them.
C
Although it is startling to contemplate, “the human mind creates memories each time you would like to remember them” (Wallace 15).
D
These results are extraordinary and cannot be doubted—the human mind creates memories!
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For psychologists, controlling electronic information is important because electronic information is __________.

A
harder to organize than physical copies of information
B
trivially easy to copy and redistribute
C
difficult to share with other researchers and psychologists
D
practically impossible to keep confidential
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Animal research has made no important scientific contribution.

A
T
B
F
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Plagiarism is unethical because it implies that __________.

A
all of the sources used are only helpful for limited purposes
B
the author being plagiarized endorses the plagiarized work
C
the work that one has plagiarized is an original creation
D
one doesn’t care about the confidentiality of the research
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In the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, what information did researchers keep from their subjects about their illnesses?

A
They were told they had a rare form of syphilis.
B
They were not treated for or told they had cancer.
C
They were told they had a sexually transmitted infection.
D
They were not treated for or told they had syphilis.

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