The safeguard mechanism by which even the researcher cannot link the p

The safeguard mechanism by which even the researcher cannot link the participant with the information provided is called:

a. anonymity.
b. confidentiality.
c. informed consent.
d. right to privacy.

ESSAYBID ANSWER

ANS: A
Complete anonymity exists if the subject’s identity cannot be linked, even by the researcher, with his or her individual responses.
Confidentiality means that the researcher will not share any individual, identifiable information obtained from the subject.
Informed consent is the individual’s permission to use information collected for purposes of the research.
The right to privacy is one of the human rights established by the National Research Act. Privacy ensures that the participant’s information will not be shared to anyone by the researcher.