According to research by the Office of Research Integrity on ethics in research,
a. there is an extremely low level of ethical violations in research in the United States.
b. the single largest category of violations is plagiarism of others' work.
c. when researchers act unethically, it is most likely to involve either making up or falsifying data.
d. almost every researcher knows of cases of ethical violations by others that go unreported.
C
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knowledge represents which of the following social science methods? a. naturalistic observation b. the psychometric approach c. the correlational method d. survey research
The Concepts of Development Vignettes are used to assess parental knowledge and
assumptions about children in general. What is one common finding resulting from studies using this method? A) Parents that more readily accept cultural beliefs regarding children from their own culture frequently show the most advanced thinking about children. B) Parents that more readily accept certain customs from multiple cultures show the most advanced thinking about children. C) Parents show more advanced thinking on this measure if they abandon their beliefs they have acquired from their own culture regarding children. D) That parental knowledge about children is unstable over time and not tied to how parents treat their own children.
Explain the difference between internal validity and external validity in experimental research. Why must experimenters usually make a "trade-off" between internal and external validity?
What will be an ideal response?
The typical reason that people switch to a diet low in cholesterol is to
A. reduce risk of obesity. B. maintain weight. C. improve health. D. improve appearance.