David is a researcher who has been studying the effects of a 12-step
program in addictions treatment. He is a strong advocate for a 12-step
program.
When the results are revealed, those in a 12-step program
appeared to do no better than those in group therapy. He believes that
something is wrong with the data, and decides to keep the results to
himself. What ethical breach did he violate?
A. Conflict of Interest
B. Research Misconduct
C. Human Subjects Violation
D. It is not an ethical breach because he knows the 12 step
program is more effective.
b
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Social welfare policy is a(n) ________ process
A. Rational B. Irrational C. Personal D. Community
Jake, in a research study on bereavement wants to understand more about the grieving process
Therefore one of the concepts he studys is acceptance. He found that acceptance levels are different among the research participants from low acceptance to high acceptance. Overall, 17% of the participants report low acceptance and 33% report high acceptance. The remaining 50% are dispersed among the categories of low to moderate, moderate, and moderate to high. In terms of measurement, what is acceptance in this vignette? a) Variable b) Constant c) Value d) Reliability
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a. brief exposure to the feared stimulus or situation is followed immediately by a planned relaxation response. b. the client remains in the presence of the feared stimulus or situation until his or her SUDS rating decreases. c. the client learns successfully to avoid the feared stimulus or situation in real life. d. the client learns to distract him/herself whenever thoughts associated with the feared stimulus or situationbegin to intrude.