Lesson 4.3.1.6

4.3.1.6 Social sensitivity in psychological research Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 3

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The 20 questions

  1. What defines socially sensitive research in psychological investigations?

    • High participant attrition
    • Complex statistical analysis
    • Wider social consequences
    • Strict lab control

  2. Socially sensitive research most directly impacts which type of target group?

    • Research assistants
    • Specific social groups
    • Animal populations
    • Equipment manufacturers

  3. Which research topic is best classified as socially sensitive?

    • Ethnic intelligence differences
    • Visual perception thresholds
    • Circadian sleep rhythms
    • Short-term memory capacity

  4. What should researchers consider when conducting socially sensitive research?

    • Wider social impact
    • Apparatus complexity
    • Sample recruitment cost
    • Publication speed

  5. What is a major potential harm of publishing socially sensitive research?

    • Increased research funding
    • Higher participant engagement
    • Stigmatisation of groups
    • Improved test reliability

  6. Why is it difficult to predict if psychological research will be socially sensitive?

    • Inaccurate statistical analysis
    • Flawed experimental design
    • Unforeseen research applications
    • Missing peer review

  7. How can researchers reduce potential harm when reporting socially sensitive findings?

    • Ignore ethical committees
    • Discuss potential misuse
    • Fabricate data findings
    • Publish anonymously only

  8. Media reporting of group differences in cognitive tests raises which main concern?

    • Demand characteristics
    • Counterbalancing
    • Internal validity
    • Social sensitivity

  9. Which term describes research with direct social consequences or implications for specific groups?

    • Social desirability
    • Demand characteristics
    • Ethical guidelines
    • Social sensitivity

  10. What is a major risk of reporting differences between cultural groups in research?

    • Cultural stereotyping
    • Publication bias
    • Experimenter bias
    • Observer bias

  11. What feature of data should be highlighted to prevent group stereotyping?

    • Sample size
    • Statistical significance
    • Individual variation
    • Standard deviation

  12. Which stage of research is affected when selecting a potentially sensitive topic?

    • The research question
    • Data analysis
    • Sample selection
    • Peer review

  13. Identifying systemic bias in crime statistics helps avoid which research pitfall?

    • Social desirability
    • Cultural stereotyping
    • Demand characteristics
    • Investigator effects

  14. Research is more socially sensitive if findings directly influence which area?

    • Apparatus calibration
    • Lab safety
    • Public policy
    • Inter-rater reliability

  15. Unlike standard ethical issues, social sensitivity mainly considers impact on which group?

    • Individual participants
    • Wider society
    • Research assistants
    • Journal editors

  16. What is the recommended approach towards conducting socially sensitive research?

    • Total ban
    • Unrestricted publication
    • Complete avoidance
    • Responsible conduct

  17. Social sensitivity expands ethical concerns beyond participants to include which group?

    • Target populations
    • Ethics committees
    • Grant funders
    • Peer reviewers

  18. What hides individual differences when reporting overall scores for social groups?

    • Correlation coefficients
    • Group averages
    • Standard deviations
    • Sample sizes

  19. Assessing intelligence using tests favoured by one culture creates which type of bias?

    • Cultural bias
    • Beta bias
    • Alpha bias
    • Gender bias

  20. Historically, why has socially sensitive research caused significant ethical concern?

    • Delaying publications
    • Justifying discrimination
    • Reducing sample sizes
    • Increasing costs

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