Kendra serves on a committee whose job is to review proposed psychology studies. The committee refuses to approve one study because they feel the possible benefit from the research is too little given the potential risk to the participants
Kendra's committee is most accurately called an _________________.
A) ethics commission
B) inquisition
C) academic safety advisory committee
D) institutional review board
Answer: D
Rationale: An Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a committee of researchers and officials at an institution
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When you engage in behavior in response to an order by a powerful person, you are experiencing:
a. conformity c. compliance b. constancy d. obedience
Ginger and Mary Ann are enrolled in a driver's education class. One of the requirements of the class is to watch a very graphic video of car accidents and victims. Ginger is having a very hard time watching these videos since she focuses on the agony and pain of the suffering. Mary Ann tries to figure out how the accidents could have been avoided. Besides their reaction to the videos, how else do
Ginger and Mary Ann differ? a. They differ in their experiences with car accidents. b. Ginger makes a primary appraisal and Mary Ann makes a secondary appraisal. c. Ginger makes a stressful appraisal and Mary Ann makes an arousal appraisal. d. Ginger makes a threat appraisal and Mary Ann makes a challenge appraisal.
Despite the principle of equality, discretion is often displayed by
A. prosecutors. B. police officers. C. juries. D. all of the above
Which statement best describes the study of ideas in the history of psychology?
a. By reviewing written records and publications, we can conclusively determine who originated specific theories such as ideas about the unconscious. b. The study of ideas is the focus of psychology and hence central to the history of psychology. c. The study of ideas is very abstract and thus has received relatively little attention by historians. d. Ideas are not all that useful because they cannot be verified and have little impact on psychology as a science.