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autonomy (Belmont Report)  Principle that individuals in research investigations are capable of making a decision of whether to participate.
beneficence (Belmont Report)  Principle that research should have beneficial effects while minimizing any harmful effects.
debriefing  Explanation of the purposes of the research that is given to subjects following their participation in the research.
informed consent  In research ethics, the principle that participants in an experiment be informed in advance of all aspects of the research that might influence their decision to participate.
justice (Belmont Report)  Principle that all individuals and groups should have fair and equal access to the benefits of research participation as well as potential risks of research participation.
role-playing  A procedure for studying behavior in which individuals are asked to indicate how they would respond to a given situation rather than being observed in action in the situation.







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