What is the best way for researchers deal with the ethical problem raised by randomly assigning some participants to a no-treatment control group?
A) by including only a treatment group with no control group
B) by not telling participants that they might be in a no-treatment group
C) by allowing participants to decide which group they would like to be assigned to
D) by obtaining informed consent from participants who are told that they may be assigned to a no-treatment condition
Answer: D
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A) self-funding. B) their employer. C) the federal government. D) their state government. E) Social Security.
The Affordable Care Act of 2010, dubbed "ObamaCare" by some, is the most significant piece of health care legislation since Medicare and Medicaid was enacted into law in the 1960s. Which provision is NOT contained in the Affordable Health Care Act of 2010?
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In comparisons between control and experimental groups before and after program implementation, a major hindrance is(are)
a. the Hawthorne effect. b. differences between jurisdictions. c. positive biase. d. ethical considerations.
Of the following, which have the lowest average wage?
A. African American men B. African American women C. Hispanic women D. Hispanic men E. white, non-Hispanic women