Scientists Are Expected to Submit Their Study's Results for Peer

question 184

True/False

Scientists are expected to submit their study's results for peer review before any announcements regarding the study are made to the public.

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Definitions:

Addington V. Texas

A landmark Supreme Court case that set standards for involuntary hospitalization and treatment, requiring evidence of severe mental illness and the potential for harm.

Involuntarily Committed

A legal process through which individuals with severe mental illness are placed into treatment or a care facility without their consent for their own safety or the safety of others.

Clear And Convincing Proof

A standard of evidence that requires a high degree of belief that something is true, more than a preponderance of the evidence but less than proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

Police Power

The capacity of a state to regulate behaviors and enforce order within its territory for the betterment of the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of its inhabitants.