A Researcher Conducting a Study in a Middle School Wants

question 54

Multiple Choice

A researcher conducting a study in a middle school wants to collect information from the students, some of which may deal with sensitive issues.The researcher has an obligation to

• A) obtain assent from the students before collecting the data.
• B) obtain informed consent from the parents or guardians before collecting the data.
• C) protect the students' anonymity and the confidentiality of the data.
• D) b and c
• E) a, b, and c

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Definitions:

Income Redistribution

The transfer of income from certain individuals or groups to others through mechanisms like taxes, welfare, and public services to achieve economic equality.

Poverty Rate

The percentage of the population that lives below the national poverty line, indicating the extent of poverty in a country.

Moral Obligation

A duty which one owes, and which one ought to perform, but which he is not legally bound to fulfill.

Rawlsian Justice

A theory of distributional justice that concludes that the social contract emerging from the “original position” would call for an income distribution that would maximize the well-being of the worst-off member of society.