One Seemingly Amazing Aspect of Masters and Johnson's Research Program

question 18

Multiple Choice

One seemingly amazing aspect of Masters and Johnson's research program concerning human sexual response was ________.

• A) their ability to get senior citizens to volunteer as subjects in the first studies
• B) that the study was funded by churches open to discovering ways to prevent masturbation
• C) that they were able to convince the press to keep the research secret for a long period of time
• D) they were able to convince people to participate without offering any payment or other form of compensation

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