Question

A research project is being designed on the effectiveness of paxil at reducing depressive symptoms. A team of researchers, including a social worker, are going to design and conduct the methodology. The social worker prides himself on being ethical and is not comfortable with the fact that one of the researcher members is employed at the pharmaceutical company that produces paxil. The other team members agree with this ethical dilemma, and therefore excuse this researcher from further participation in the study. What ethical safeguard is the team protecting?

Answer 1

conflict of interest

Step-by-step explanation:

When there are different opinions of people on the similar thing or act or discussion and that there are chances of any conflict arising because of ethical grounds there is an existence of ethical threats.

For this, the ethical threat is to be removed by using safeguards present.

Here as the presence of pharma employee is not ethical in such discussion the ethical threat of conflict of interest is to be sorted and thus, that is avoided by not allowing that pharma employee in the discussion, as might lead to biased conclusions.