Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. In the Stanford Prison Experiment, subjects were assigned the role of “officers” if they scored higher on aggression tests and “inmates” if they received lower scores.
2. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) has its own code of ethics.
3. The Stanford Prison Experiment was terminated earlier than planned.
4. According to research, research subjects who have been deceived were less trusting in the future.
5. Milgram opted to end his experiment earlier than planned.
6. In certain situations, the law may require researchers to break confidentiality.
7. To maintain confidentiality, researchers should not disclose the sources of their financial support.
8. Depending on the state, if a researcher suspects elder abuse, then the researcher must break confidentiality and report the incident.
9. Zimbardo’s and Milgram’s studies have never been replicated.
10. Subjects can waive the protection of confidentiality.
11. The necessity of deception in research is universally agreed upon by social scientists.
12. The US government has never been involved in unethical studies involving human subjects.
13. Milgram offered full debriefings to all of his subjects.
14. One criticism of Zimbardo’s experiment is that he did not pay his subjects.
15. Children with exceptionally high IQs can legally consent to participate in research studies.

Answer 1

1. False
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. False
6. True
7. False
8. True
9. False
10. True
11. False
12. False
13. False
14. False
15. False