Julie Studies an Overeaters Anonymous Group for Several Years

question 19

Multiple Choice

Julie studies an Overeaters Anonymous group for several years. In her book on the subject, she mentions the location of the meetings. This violates which one of the main ethical issues in field research:

• A) Subjects' confidentiality
• B) Voluntary participation of subjects
• C) Subjects' well-being
• D) Disclosure of researcher's identity
• E) Informed consent of participants

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