Dr Kushner Is Planning on Conducting a Study Next Semester

question 47

Multiple Choice

Dr. Kushner is planning on conducting a study next semester. He is curious as to whether sleep deprivation is associated with poorer cognitive performance. For example, if you sleep poorly the night before a big exam, will you do worse? Dr. Kushner is especially curious about selective sleep deprivation, where people are kept from entering REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Using an electroencephalograph (EEG) to monitor brain waves, he plans to let participants sleep until they enter REM sleep and then wake them. After the participants are awake for one minute, Dr. Kushner plans to let them return to sleep. As they enter REM sleep again, he will wake them again and follow the same procedure. He plans to do this through the entire eight-hour sleep session. The following morning, participants will be asked to take a sample SAT test.
Dr) Kushner asks his participants to provide informed consent. Doing this is adhering to which principle of the Belmont Report?

• A)The principle of beneficence
• B)The principle of justice
• C)The principle of integrity
• D)The principle of respect for persons

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Definitions:

Phallic Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development occurring between approximately ages 3 and 6, where the libido (sexual energy) is concentrated in the genital area.

Oral Stage

A developmental phase in psychoanalytic theory during which an infant's pleasure is focused on oral activities such as sucking and biting.

Latency Stage

A stage in psychosexual development proposed by Freud, occurring between ages 5 and puberty, where sexual feelings are dormant.

Anal Stage

The second stage in Freud's psychosexual development theory, focusing on toilet training and control over bodily wastes.