Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World
Knowledge Base In Psychology
Mixed Bag
100
Dr. Amrit predicts that a certain drug will help patients with schizophrenia. Her prediction is called:
What is a hypothesis
100
Participants in a research study must understand and agree to the research procedures and also be made aware of any potential risks associated with participating in the research. This process is known as
What is informed consent
100
Some teratogens have a threshold effect, which means that they are
What is harmless until exposure reaches a certain level
100
The term that refers to the traits inherited at conception is
What is nature
200
A hypothesis is a(n)
What is a prediction that can be tested
200
IRB stands for
What is Institutional Review Board
200
The term for all the environmental influences that affect development after conception is
What is nurture
200
Skye is pregnant yet she still has four alcoholic drinks each day. Her baby may be at increased risk for the development of
What is fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
300
The third step in the scientific method involves
What is conducting research
300
An example of a behavior by a researcher that would be considered unethical is (open ended)
What is (open ended)
300
What does the science of human development seek to understand?
What is how and why people change over time
300
Alice is pregnant and wants to ensure that she does everything she can to prevent the occurrence of a neural-tube defect in her child. She makes sure that she has the proper amount of _____ in her diet
What is folic acid
400
In scientific research, collecting additional evidence by studying a different population than that used in the original project is known as
What is replication
400
Most research conducted on humans cannot begin without the approval of the Institutional Review Board (T or F)
What is True
400
The single cell formed from the union of two gametes, a sperm and an ovum, is called a
What is zygote
400
Josephine just had a baby and now is experiencing a sense of inadequacy and sadness. She may have
What is postpartum depression
500
If a researcher finds a positive correlation between school grades and school attendance, one can conclude that
What is high attendance and high grades occur together
500
Dr. Allen failed to inform a participant in his research study that her participation was voluntary. Dr. Allen was being ethical in conducting the study, as sharing with the participant that research participation is voluntary is not part of informed consent. (T or F)
What is False
500
A variation that makes a gene different in some way from other genes for the same characteristics is a(n)
What is an allele
500
Abdul's score on the five-minute Apgar scale was 4. This means Abdul is