What ethical obligation would a researcher studying treatment approaches have to address?
A) Both the treatment and control groups should be given the choice of what treatment they want to have.
B) If the treatment proves effective, the control group should be given the choice of whether they want the treatment.
C) If the treatment proves ineffective, the control group should be given the choice of whether they want the treatment.
D) The control group should be given a choice of treatment, but the experimental groups would not get that choice.
Question 2
What is the best way for researchers deal with the ethical problem raised by randomly assigning some participants to a no-treatment control group?
A) by including only a treatment group with no control group
B) by not telling participants that they might be in a no-treatment group
C) by allowing participants to decide which group they would like to be assigned to
D) by obtaining informed consent from participants who are told that they may be assigned to a no-treatment condition
A treatment for blocked blood vessels.
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