The psychological research literature into cancer is limited by which of the following methodological issues?
A. Most studies are cross-sectional, meaning that problems reported may not be caused by cancer and its treatment.
B. Many studies involve women only.
C. The majority of studies include mainly white people with few participants from ethnic minority groups.
D. all of these
Answer: D
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