Servio is particularly interested in how families react to an initial learning disability diagnosis. Unfortunately he needs more participants than there are actual new diagnoses in his school. Therefore, in the design of his study he proposes to tell parents that their children have been tested and diagnosed as learning disabled and will conduct an interview with the parents to get their initial reactions. However, the children will not have been diagnosed. His advisor tells him that he cannot conduct the study. Of the following what is the likely reason why.
A) The study is too broad.
B) The study is not ethical.
C) The study is not relevant.
D) The study is too narrow.

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The study is not ethical because it involves deceiving parents about their child's diagnosis, which denies them the right to make informed decisions about their child's education and well-being. This type of deception could also potentially cause psychological harm to both the parents and children. Therefore, such a study would not be approved by an ethical review board.

Servio Is Particularly Interested in How Families React to an Initial