Question

John is planning on conducting an experiment to see how men and women differ in geography performance. After describing the study to the participants, he gives them a written geography test. To make sure he does not mix up his data, he has each person write their name at the top of their test. Before john leaves the room, he informs the participants that they should drop their exams in an open box outside his office door so that he can pick up the exams when he returns later that week. John's study should ____________.

A. Not be approved because he has violated the ethical standard of protection from harm.

B. Not be approved because he has violated the ethical standard of confidentiality/privacy.

C. Not be approved because he has incorporated unnecessary deception in his study.

D. Be approved. John has followed all ethical guidelines appropriately.
B. Not be approved because he has violated the ethi

Answer 1

B. Not be approved because he has violated the ethical standard of confidentiality/privacy

Explanation:

Confidentiality and privacy protects peoples view, opinions and choices. Telling them to keep their answers opening and leaving the answers there for some time before going to take them violates their privacy. This is because anyone from among the group can go there and pick any paper and even see the other person's view and answer about geography. Something that should be for John's Eyes only for his experiment.