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Standards 7.01 through 7.06 require psychologists to take _________ to ensure they do no misrepresent themselves or their work when teaching, supervising, or designing education or training programs

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reasonable steps

2
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Although course syllabi should be accurate, this does not preclude psychologists from modifying course requirements when to do so is ________ necessary or desireable

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pedagogically

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Psychologists are generally prohibited from requiring students and supervisees to disclose personal information in a course or program, but doing so may be acceptable when the requirement is clearly stated in admissions or program materials or the information is needed to evaluate or obtain assistance for a student or supervisee whose personal problems may be interfering with their education or training or _______ to others

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pose a threat

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Standard 7.07 prohibits psychologists from engaging in sexual relationships with students and supervisees over whom they have or are likely to have ________

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evaluative authority

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Standard 8.02 states that research participants must be informed about the purpose, expected duration, and procedures of the research; their right to decline and to ______ from the study once it has begun; any reasonably foreseeable factors that might affect their willingness to participate; the limits of _______; and whom to contact for questions about the research

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withdraw; confidentiality

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Standard 8.05 notes that it may be unnecessary to obtain an informed consent when the study is not likely to cause _________, is part of a normal educational or occupational practice, or only involves administering an anonymous survey or questionnaire

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harm or distress

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Standard 8.04 states that, when participation in a research study is part of course requirements, students must be offered _______

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alternative activities

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Standard 8.06 permits offering participants inducements as long as they are not _______

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coercive

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As defined in Standard 8.07, the use of deception is acceptable as long as it is justified by the prospective value of the study, alternative procedures ar unavailable, participants are not deceived about conditions that may cause physical pain or severe ________, and participants will be debriefed preferably at the end of the study but no later than at the conclusion of _______

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emotional distress; data collection

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Standard 8.09 applies to the use of animals as research subjects and states that procedures that produce pain, stress, or privation are acceptable only when justified by the potential findings of the study and when ________ are unavailable

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alternative procedures

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If an animal’s life must be terminated, it must be done as _____ as possible

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rapidly and painlessly

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Standard 8.14 requires psychologists to share their research data with colleagues for the purposes of independent interpretation, verification, or re-analysis once the research results have been ________

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published

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Standard 8.12 provides guidelines for publication credit and requires credit to be based on each person’s ______ and for a student to be listed as the _______ on multiple-authored articles based substantially on the student’s dissertation except “under exceptional circumstances”

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contribution; principle author

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A graduate student designed and conducted a research project for her dissertation and subsequently wrote a journal article describing the study and its results. The original idea for the study was derived from the work of the student’s faculty advisor who also provided the facilities for the student’s research and provided the student with some guidance while she conducted her study. The faculty advisor wants to be listed as first author on the article. In this situation:

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the student should be listed as the first author and the advisor as the second author

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Dr. Betty Black’s ad for her seminar on relaxation techniques invites the public to “come and hear an in-depth lecture on techniques to help reduce the stress of daily living.” The advertised cost for her two-hour seminar is $35.00. While preparing her lecture the night before the presentation, Dr. Black decides it would be valuable to demonstrate her techniques with the group. She decides that, instead of lecturing for the full two hours, she will have attendees divide into groups for the second hour to experiment with the techniques. With regard to the requirements of the APA’s Ethics Code, this is:

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unethical since she advertised the seminar as a “lecture.

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Dr. Billie Bloom requires students in his introductory psychology class to participate in a unversity-sponsored research project as a requirement for the course. This is:

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ethical as long as students are given a choice of completing an alternative assignment

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Dr. Cecelia Cooper, a licensed psychologist, is planning a longitudinal study to identify environmental contributors to drug abuse. Her study will involve interviewing drug and non-drug users and their families several times over a five-year period and will require that she maintain participants’ names, addresses, and phone numbers in her files. Dr. Cooper is concerned about the confidentiality of her participants, especially if she is ever called to testify about any of them in court. Dr. Cooper:

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should inform her participants of the possible limits of confidentiality as part of the informed consent process

18
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Which of the following best describes the provisions of the Ethics Code with regard to sexual relationships with students?

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The Code prohibits relationships with students over whom a psychologist has or is likely to have evaluative authority

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What best describes the requirements of the APA’s Ethics Code with regard to the use of animals in research?

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Animals may be used as research subjects when they will be subjected to pain or stress but only when an alternative procedure is not available and the goal of the study is justified by its prospective value

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You have been hired as a research assistant for a study investigating the effectiveness of various forms of therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder. The procedures and methods used in the study are ethically sound; however, your supervisor is not informing participants that they can withdraw from the study at any time if they desire to do so. Your best course of action would be to:

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discuss the possible ethical violation with the supervisor.

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You have just completed a research study but have not yet published its results. A colleague of yours who is familiar with your study requests the data you have collected. Which of the following best describes the requirements of the APA’s Ethics Code with regard to this situation?

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You are not required to comply with the colleague’s request since the results of the study have not yet been published.

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