The Following Questions for Readings: Tarasoff V

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The Following Questions For Readings: Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California, Supreme Court of California
-In the Tarasoff case, the court ruled that some considerations

• A) cannot establish a duty to warn.
• B) will always undermine a duty to warn.
• C) can establish a duty to warn.
• D) are relative to cultures.

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Definitions:

Research Hypothesis

A specific, testable prediction about the expected outcome of a study.

Representative Sample

A segment of the population that precisely mirrors the characteristics of the whole population.

Population

The entire group of individuals or instances about whom the research is focused.

Sampling Error

The difference between a statistic derived from a sample and the corresponding statistic of the entire population, due to chance variation in selecting the sample.