In this section, the D.A.R.E. program was described as an incredibly popular program in schools across the United States despite the fact that research consistently suggests that this program is largely ineffective. How might one explain this discrepancy?Presumably, reality television programs aim to provide a realistic portrayal of the behavior displayed by the characters featured in such programs. This section pointed out why this is not really the case. What changes could be made in the way that these programs are produced that would result in more honestportrayals of realistic behavior?At the end of the last section, you were asked to design a basic experiment to answer some question of interest. What ethical considerations should be made with the study you proposed to ensure that yourexperiment would conform to the scientific community's expectations of ethical research?Earlier in this section, we read about research suggesting that there is a correlation between eatingcereal and weight. Cereal companies that present this information in their advertisements could lead someone to believe that eating more cereal causes healthy weight. Why would they make such a claim andwhat arguments could you make to counter this cause-and-effect claim?34. Peer review is an important part of publishing research findings in many scientific disciplines. Thisprocess is normally conducted anonymously; in other words, the author of the article being reviewed doesnot know who is reviewing the article, and the reviewers are unaware of the author's identity. Why would this be an important part of this process?32. Recently a study was published in the journal, Nutrition and Cancer, which established a negativecorrelation between coffee consumption and breast cancer. Specifically, it was found that womenconsuming more than 5 cups of coffee a day were less likely to develop breast cancer than women who never consumed coffee (Lowcock, Cotterchio, Anderson, Boucher, & El-Sohemy, 2013). Imagine you see a newspaper story about this research that says, "Coffee Protects Against Cancer." Why is this headlinemisleading and why would a more accurate headline draw less interest?Scientific hypotheses are ________ and falsifiable.Which statement best illustrates a negative correlation between the number of hours spent watching TV the week before an exam and the grade on that exam?Sometimes, researchers will administer a(n) ________ to participants in the control group to control for the effects that participant expectation might have on the experiment.Sigmund Freud developed his theory of human personality by conducting in-depth interviews over an extended period of time with a few clients. This type of research approach is known as a(n): ________.Before participating in an experiment, individuals should read and sign the ________ form.________ involves following a group of research participants for an extended period of time.The ________ is controlled by the experimenter, while the ________ represents the information collected and statistically analyzed by the experimenter.Researchers might use ________ when providing participants with the full details of the experiment could skew their responses.Researchers must ________ important concepts in their studies so others would have a clear understanding of exactly how those concepts were defined.The correlation coefficient indicates the weakest relationship when ________.________ means that everyone in the population has the same likelihood of being asked to participate in the study.A person's participation in a research project must be ________.________ is to animal research as ________ is to human research.________ involves observing behavior in individuals in their natural environments.
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