An ethical guideline intended to protect a research participant's privacy involves

a. obtaining informed consent.
b. maintaining confidentiality.
c. ensuring anonymity.
d. obtaining prior approval by an ethics review panel. e. destroying research records after participation.


b

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If you are feeling hurried by a sense of time pressure, you are almost always

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