Suppose That You Are a Tenth-Grade Teacher, with an Upcoming

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Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are a tenth-grade teacher, with an upcoming course module on the health risks of unprotected sex. Which individual would probably be the best guest speaker for your course-in terms of their ability to persuade students to act responsibly and actually impact students' behavior?

• A) A local social worker, who routinely gives public lectures about the dangers of unsafe sex
• B) A high school dropout who became pregnant and contracted an STD at the age of 16, and who now sorely regrets her irresponsible sexual behavior
• C) A parent of one of the students who is a staunch advocate against teen sex
• D) The student president of the "No Sex Before Marriage" campus group who is known by many of the students

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Definitions:

Double-Blind Control

An experimental setup where neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, minimizing bias.

Experimenter Bias

A method in which researchers involved in the study affect the outcomes to reflect a specific result.

Survey

A research method that involves collecting information from a sample of individuals through their responses to questions in order to gather data on opinions, behaviors, or characteristics.

Randomization

A process used in experimental designs to ensure that each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to any given group, aiming to eliminate bias.