A Faculty Member Adds a Student's Name to the List

question 15

Multiple Choice

A faculty member adds a student's name to the list of authors for a research manuscript in order to help that student get into graduate school.The student's contribution to the research project was to enter responses to survey questions into the computer.This is an example of

• A)unethical assignment of authorship credit.
• B)ethical recognition of the student's contribution to the research project.
• C)deceiving participants to get them to adopt a certain attitude.
• D)failure to credit a secondary source.

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Definitions:

Executive Functions

Functions of the brain that involve the ability to sustain concentration; use abstract reasoning and concept formation; anticipate, plan, and program; initiate purposeful behavior; self-monitor; and shift from maladaptive patterns of behavior to more adaptive ones.

Prefrontal Cortex

The front part of the frontal lobe of the brain, involved in complex behaviors such as planning, decision making, and moderating social behavior.

Hippocampus

A critical region of the brain involved in memory formation and spatial navigation.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain below the thalamus that coordinates both the autonomic nervous system and the activity of the pituitary, controlling body temperature, thirst, hunger, and other homeostatic systems.