The Researcher's Commitment to Maintaining Privacy and Confidentiality ______

question 27

Multiple Choice

The researcher's commitment to maintaining privacy and confidentiality ______.

• A)should be included in the informed consent agreement
• B)is a key ethical standard for protecting participants
• C)does not apply to observations in public places or information available in public records
• D)all of these

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Definitions:

Moral Reasoning

The process by which individuals make decisions about what is right and wrong, often based on societal norms, personal values, and ethics.

Cognitive Developmental Pattern

A progression of mental processing abilities, including attention, memory, and problem-solving, that occurs from infancy through adulthood.

Piaget

A psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development, specifically his theory of cognitive development that describes how children's intellect grows through various stages.

Kohlberg

Refers to Lawrence Kohlberg, a psychologist known for his theory of moral development which proposes that moral reasoning progresses through distinct stages.