Q&A: Can someone help me with a test please?
Question by AshliGivens: Can someone help me with a test please?
1. Which word is another name for the science of morality? (Points : 1)
beliefs
biology
ethics
history
2. Which of these is an example of an unethical scientific practice? (Points : 1)
sharing the experimental procedures used in research on tobacco use
sharing the results of scientific investigations with other researchers
not being able to prove that a scientific hypothesis is correct
not reporting health risks of smoking discovered in research on tobacco
3. Tobacco companies have been punished for unethical practices by being ordered to __________. (Points : 1)
repeat all their experiments
pay monetary judgments
go out of business
hire new scientists
4. Which of the following kinds of experiments would most likely be considered ethical? (Points : 1)
selective breeding of plants
selective breeding of human beings
operating on humans without permission
operating on animals without anesthesia
5. Stem cells are unspecialized cells that become specific types of cells, such as blood cells, muscle cells, and neurons. The harvesting of stem cells from embryos is considered unethical by some people because _________________. (Points : 1)
the process is too expensive
the embryo may be destroyed
stem cells may one day be used to treat diseases
stem cells turn into other cells
6. What most likely would have happened if cigarette companies had accurately reported their conclusions that smoking cigarettes caused lung cancer, emphysema, chronic lung diseases, heart attacks, and strokes? (Points : 1)
More people would have smoked cigarettes.
More people would have contracted lung cancer.
Fewer people would have smoked cigarettes.
Philip Morris would have had to pay $ 28 billion in punitive damages.
7. All accepted scientific research must be _______________. (Points : 1)
performed in the United States or Europe.
performed after 1900.
disproved many times.
reproducible by other scientists.
8. Match each term with its corresponding definition.
(Points : 3)
Answer Potential Matches:
: independent review board 1 : method scientists use to communicate their findings
: data collection 2 : group of people who ensure that proposed clinical research is ethical
: data reporting 3 : the recording of information gathered by experimentation and observation
Best answer:
Answer by Culture Nine
1. Ethics
2. Not reporting health risks of smoking discovered in research on tobacco
3. pay monetary judgments
4. selective breeding of plants
5. the embryo may be destroyed
6. Fewer people would have smoked cigarettes.
7. reproducible by other scientists.
8.
independent review board: group of people who ensure that proposed clinical research is ethical
data collection: the recording of information gathered by experimentation and observation
data reporting: method scientists use to communicate their findings
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