What Is Beneficence

question 171

Multiple Choice

What is beneficence?

• A) fairness in determining who will benefit and be put at risk by research
• B) freedom of participants to make their own decisions about participating in research
• C) an ethical obligation to improve the well-being of others as much as possible
• D) a mandate prohibiting deception in research studies

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Definitions:

Principle

A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief, behavior or reasoning.

Market Outcomes

The results of interactions between buyers and sellers in a market, determining price levels and quantities of goods and services exchanged.

Marginal Cost

The additional outlay required for the production of an extra unit of a product or service.

Automobile

A wheeled motor vehicle used for transportation, typically carrying passengers.