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

question 47

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 they 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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