Dr Ewell, a Developmental Psychologist, Is Planning on Conducting a Study

question 16

Multiple Choice

Dr. Ewell, a developmental psychologist, is planning on conducting a study that involves watching children play together to determine how sharing behavior occurs in same-sex friend pairs compared to opposite-sex friend pairs.
Imagine that Dr. Ewell wants to videotape the children interacting in the park. Why would most psychologists have no problem with the ethics of Dr. Ewell's study?

• A)His research topic is interesting.
• B)People in a public park do not expect their behavior to be private.
• C)Research with children is generally not risky.
• D)Observing children is the only way to collect data about this topic.

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