Biology

Researchers may not be required to obtain informed consent in which of the following situations? 

Researchers may not be required to obtain informed consent in which of the following situations? Researchers may not be required to obtain informed consent in which of the following situations?   A. when doing research with children B. when doing research that involves more than minimal risk C. when observing behavior in public settings with no intervention D. when […]

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Which descriptive statistics would most commonly be used to describe the researchers duration measurements? 

Which descriptive statistics would most commonly be used to describe the researchers duration measurements? A researcher studying interpersonal communication measured the time that couples made eye contact during a conversation. Which descriptive statistics would most commonly be used to describe the researcher’s duration measurements? A. mean and standard deviation B. median and difference scores C. mode and correlation

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Which of the following represents the basic question addressed by the risk/benefit ratio? 

Which of the following represents the basic question addressed by the risk/benefit ratio? Which of the following represents the basic question addressed by the risk/benefit ratio? A. Are the risks in a study greater than minimal risk? B. Will the researcher’s reputation be enhanced or hurt by the study’s findings? C. Are the benefits (to individual participants and

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Which of the following is an example of an individual differences (subject) variable? 

Which of the following is an example of an individual differences (subject) variable? Which of the following is an example of an individual differences (subject) variable? A. individuals randomly assigned to one of three different treatments in a diabetes study B. an independent variable involving three levels of nicotine in a smoking cessation program C. a law enforcement

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Which of the following types of subject loss poses the most serious threat to internal validity?

Which of the following types of subject loss poses the most serious threat to internal validity? When participants begin an experiment but fail to complete it, the internal validity of the experiment can be threatened. Which of the following types of subject loss poses the most serious threat to internal validity?   A. the loss occurs

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Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning this experiment?

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning this experiment? You are investigating how sleep affects memory. You assign half of your participants to sleep for 8 hours and half to sleep for 4 hours. You then have participants complete a questionnaire asking them to recall how many times their parents brought them to

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Which of the following represents the basic question addressed by the risk/benefit ratio? 

Which of the following represents the basic question addressed by the risk/benefit ratio? Which of the following represents the basic question addressed by the risk/benefit ratio? A. Are the risks in a study greater than minimal risk? B. Will the researcher’s reputation be enhanced or hurt by the study’s findings? C. Are the benefits (to individual

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Estimated Calorie Needs per Day by Age, Gender, and Physical a Activity Level

Estimated Calorie Needs per Day by Age, Gender, and Physical a Activity Level Estimated amounts of calories needed to maintain calorie balance for various gender and age groups at three different levels of physical activity. The estimates are rounded to the nearest 200 calories. An individual’s calorie needs may be higher or lower than these

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