A Health Psychologist Plans to Conduct a Study into Alcohol

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Multiple Choice

A health psychologist plans to conduct a study into alcohol use with adolescents in a country where the legal drinking age is 18.She plans to collect a sample of around 40 people under the age of 18 (20 male and 20 female) from a local youth organization and conduct face-to-face interviews and administer questionnaires that measure alcohol consumption, personality, and well-being and she also plans to secretly observe whether the young people accept alcoholic drinks at the end-of-year function organized by the youth organization.Which of the following statements is true?

• A)The researcher has no right to argue against the decision because she is unethical.
• B)The researcher has no right to argue against the decision because she is breaking the law.
• C)The researcher has no right to argue against the decision because some participants could come from cultures where alcohol is banned.
• D)The researcher should have a right to argue against the decision because the science of psychology is part of society and values are open to challenge.
• E)None of the above.

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Definitions:

Major Organs

Critical organs in the body necessary for survival, including the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and brain.

Ovum

The female reproductive cell or egg, which can fuse with a male sperm cell to form a new organism.

Female Sex Cell

An egg or ovum, which is the reproductive cell produced by females that, when fertilized by a male sperm cell, can develop into a new organism.

Germinal

Pertaining to the earliest stage of development in organisms, or related to the generation of something new.