When Is It Acceptable for a Researcher to Study Only

question 63

Multiple Choice

When is it acceptable for a researcher to study only participants from a specific group, such as a researcher studying depression in a sample of Native American women?

• A)If the specific group being studied is especially prone to the problem being studied (e.g., if depression rates are higher in Native American women)
• B)If the specific group being studied has participated in similar research previously (e.g., earlier studies of intelligence in Native American women)
• C)If the researcher has special access to the specific group (e.g., the researcher works on a Native American reservation)
• D)It is never acceptable for such a specific group to be studied.

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