AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -One of the key aspects of protecting individuals participating in research is making assurances to those participants regarding how their personal information will be protected. This includes protecting participants’ privacy, keeping information confidential, and/or allowing the participant to remain anonymous.

Detailed explanation-2: -These include anonymity, confidentiality, informed consent, researchers’ potential impact on the participants and vice versa.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anonymity is a condition in which the identity of individual subjects is not known to researchers.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is of central importance because we are ethical people, and society has set up regulations to assure minimum ethical standards in protecting subjects. Protecting subjects is also critical to society’s research goal, since research subjects will not volunteer if the fear of harm becomes a major issue.