AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND ETHICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following scenarios is regulated by federal law?
A
Dr. James, a psychologist, is friends with Ms. Smith, whose daughter needs psychological treatment. Ms. Smith asks Dr. James whether he would counsel her daughter.
B
Dr. Mast, a psychologist, has a client, Tim, who threatens to seriously harm his brother, Carl. Tim has a history of serious violence and the means to carry out the threat; therefore, Dr. Mast must inform Carl.
C
Dr. Ortega, a psychologist, is seeing the Anconas for couples therapy and decides he needs to see them each individually in addition to seeing them as a couple.
D
Dr. Kite, a psychologist, is a member of both the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Association for Psychological Science (APS).
E
Nona, a college student, conducts an experiment without gaining permission from either her professor or the head of the psychology department at her university.
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