Guide to using the learning objectives
1. Define1internal
validity, external validity, and construct validity. Then, distinguish4 between
the three validities. Finally, provide3 an example of a threat to
each validity.
2. List1the two main
questions that should be asked when determining whether a research study is
ethical. Then, explain3 how both informed consent and debriefing can
help make a research study more ethical.
Next, explain3 the role of validity in determining whether a
study is ethical, taking care to explain3the relationship between
the type of research question being asked and the type of validity that the
study should have.
3. Define1 IRB
and explain3 how an IRB can help make research ethical. Show3
how, from an ethical standpoint, conducting research on nonhuman animals is
similar to conducting research on humans (refer to APA guidelines in your
answer).
4. Either6justify or
criticize6 the requirement that research be approved by an ethics
committee (for human research, an Institutional Review Board [IRB], for research
with nonhuman animals, an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).
Guide to using the learning objectives