Harry wants to study whether watching TV for several hours is linked with being overweight in children aged 9 to 13. "You think this is science? It most definitely is not," ridicules his friend, who is majoring in physics. Do you agree with his friend? Why? Why not?
What will be an ideal response?
Students' answers will vary. Harry's friend is wrong. Child development is a science like any other because science is defined not by what it investigates, but by how it investigates. As long as Harry's research is based on the scientific method, it will be deemed scientific research.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. a right to refuse medication in any situation b. a right to refuse medication except when it is an emergency in which the patients' behavior poses physical risks to themselves or others c. a right to refuse only medications deemed by the court to be "high-risk" medications d. no right to refuse medications that their caregivers deem a necessary and appropriate part of treatment
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