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61. Which of the following is not a purpose of the American Psychological Associ

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61. Which of the following is not a purpose of the American Psychological Association's code of ethics? a. To guarantee the safety of their participants b. To maintain value neutrality c. To ensure the financial gain of the researchers d. To foster professionally responsible scholarship in psychology 62. Kyle is collecting newspaper clippings from his grandfather about the American public's perception of World War II. This is an example of a. Tertiary data b. Interactive data c. Primary data d. Archival data 63. Which of the following is an example of an unethical psychological research practice? a. Conducting a literature review prior to conducting an experiment b. Drawing conclusions from a study which the hypothesis did not predict c. Observing study participants without their consent d. Using a control group and an experimental group during observation 64. Thomas wants to better understand the trends in literacy rates in Baltimore city over the past 50 years using Baltimore city data. What type of research should Thomas conduct? a. A survey b. Field research c. An experiment d. Archival 6. Kevin conducted a study on whether the length of the line at a local Starbucks affected how well the customers enjoyed their coffee after receiving it. Malcolm conducted the study at his local Starbucks, and found the same results. Kevin's study had a high level of a. Literacy b. Validity c. Interpretation d. Reliability 66. Researchers who systematically change one variable in order to determine what effect this has on another variable are using_ A) dependent variables B) experimental methods C) correlational methods D) independent variables E) control groups

Explanation / Answer

61. Answer - C
Financial gain of the researchers is not a purpose of APA in the code of ethics.

62. Answer - D
Archival data is the data or information which is already available, which can then be collected by the researcher.

63. Answer - C
Observing study participants without their consent is unethical research practice.

64. Answer - D
Archival data will alow Thomas to access the records of the literacy rates over the past 50 years.

65. Answer - D
Reliability is how much consistency the results generate.

66. Answer - B
Experimental method is used to see the effect of IV on DV.