A researcher wants to look at the effects of stress on ability to function in college students. He brings students into his laboratory, induces stress in some students, and then measures ability to perform a task. A problem with this study is

A) It lacks scientific validity.
B) That stress is induced in some students and not others.
C) It is unethical.
D) The findings may not generalize.

Answer: D

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A. it has been used to decide the actions of government allowing or prohibiting school prayer. B. it means that neither the federal government nor state governments can set up a church. C. it was described by Thomas Jefferson as providing a wall of separation between church and state. D. it allows for the free exercise of religion. E. it has been applied to questions of the legality of state and local government aid to religious organizations and schools.

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