The study of psychology is potentially dangerous because

A) psychological knowledge can be used for destructive purposes.
B) psychologists generally believe that people are not personally responsible for their actions.
C) psychological research usually necessitates performing stressful experiments on people.
D) psychological research typically violates personal privacy rights.

Psychology has the potential to be dangerous because the knowledge and techniques gained through psychological research can be used for harmful purposes, such as manipulation or coercion. For example, the use of psychological knowledge by interrogators to extract information or by advertisers to persuade individuals to purchase products can be potentially harmful. However, this does not mean that psychology as a field is inherently dangerous, but rather that it requires ethical and responsible application to prevent misuse of its findings.