Do You Think That the Ethics Review Board Would Approve

question 166

Multiple Choice

Do you think that the ethics review board would approve of a study that posed potentially large risks to their participants but immense benefits to the rest of humanity?

• A) Yes, because the benefits to most people are so great.
• B) Yes, if the study used animal subjects.
• C) Yes, if the study explains the risks to the participants without using deception.
• D) No, because there are potentially large risks to the participants.

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