A Team of Researchers Has Decided to Employ the High-Risk

question 63

Multiple Choice

A team of researchers has decided to employ the high-risk research design in a longitudinal study of adolescent alcohol use.What will these researchers have to do to conduct such a study?

• A)put their subjects in risky situations
• B)select subjects based on the presence of specific risk factors
• C)take the risk of investigating an unlikely cause
• D)assess the risky behaviors displayed by the subjects

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