Sometimes to Best Answer a Research Question, the Investigator Would

question 108

Multiple Choice

Sometimes to best answer a research question, the investigator would have to ask children to participate in a potentially harmful situation.In this situation, what would ethical guidelines suggest?

• A)Because of the possible benefits to humankind of the knowledge obtained, the researcher should go ahead with the project.
• B)As long as the children consent to participate, and the research design is a field experiment, the researcher can proceed.
• C)As long as the researcher adequately debriefs subjects after the project, and the research design is microgenetic, the researcher can proceed.
• D)Other means of obtaining the information should be found or the research abandoned.

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