Practice question · Select all that apply
Select every statement that is TRUE about research ethics.
Hints
- Only one option is false; find the one that over-credits debriefing.
- Debriefing is necessary but not a blanket justification for deception.
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- A. Participants may withdraw at any point without penalty.
- B. The IRB reviews a study before any data is collected.
- C. Anonymity means not even the researchers can link data to a person.
- E. The Belmont Report's three principles are respect for persons, beneficence, and justice.
Why
The right to withdraw, the meaning of anonymity, prior IRB review, and the three Belmont principles are all true. Debriefing does NOT retroactively justify any deception - it is required but not sufficient, which is the one false option.
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