If a Researcher Was Denied Permission to Conduct a Study

question 136

Multiple Choice

If a researcher was denied permission to conduct a study because participants might suffer harm,that decision would have been made by the:

• A) American Psychological Association
• B) institutional review board
• C) National Science Foundation
• D) Association of Psychological Science

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Definitions:

Heat of Fusion

The amount of energy required to change a substance from the solid phase to the liquid phase at its melting point without changing its temperature.

Phase Graph

A graphical representation showing the various phases (solid, liquid, gas) of a substance as a function of temperature and pressure.

Specific Heat Capacity

A physical property that describes the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree Celsius (or one Kelvin).

Hydrogen Bonding

A weak bond between two molecules resulting from an electrostatic attraction between a proton in one molecule and an electronegative atom in the other.