The key ethical concern for the Stanford prison study was ______.
A. the welfare of the participants and the prisoners in particular
B. whether the study should have been planned for longer than 2 weeks
C. the extent to which guards were working too many shifts each day
D. whether or not the prison was secure enough to hold the prisoners
Answer: A
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Obesity is probably caused by a. one gene that results in your body not using nutrients properly. b. eating the same amount that thin people eat
c. a number of complex, interacting factors. d. the same factors in humans as in other mammals.
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a. community readiness b. a community coalition c. social action d. an alternative setting
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a. latent content b. sleep stage c. activation d. manifest content