If a Researcher Shared the Email Addresses of Study Participants

question 117

Multiple Choice

If a researcher shared the email addresses of study participants with an advertising agency not involved in the study, that researcher would be guilty of violating what specific ethical principle?

• A)confidentiality
• B)anonymity
• C)risk/benefit ratio
• D)deception

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Definitions:

Atm

A unit of pressure defined as atmospheric pressure, equivalent to the pressure exerted by the Earth's atmosphere at sea level.

Volume

The quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by a substance or item.

°C

A unit of temperature on the Celsius scale, a temperature scale originally known as the centigrade scale, with 0°C denoting the freezing point of water and 100°C its boiling point at sea level.

Atm

A unit of pressure defined as being equal to the pressure exerted by the Earth's atmosphere at sea level; approximately 101.325 kPa.