Research participants not only must be informed of risks and benefits but must know that they can refuse to answer specific questions or withdraw from participating in the research at any time. This represents the principle of:

Question options:

Aautonomy

Bprotocols

Cvoluntarism

Dright to privacy

Autonomy

Explanation:

Under the principle of autononmy, part of the elements of the principle of respect for persons, an individual who has been duly informed(informed consent by researcher) and is capable of making his own decisions can decide if he wishes to participate in a research and can also refuse to answer certain questions in the research. He may also choose to withdraw from the research at any time he wishes.

AUTONOMY

Explanation: Autonomy can be said to be the capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.

In Research methods, autonomy involves the participants ability to do whatever pleases them without any reason even after an agreement has been signed.

The word "autonomy" is derived From Old Greek αὐτονομία, from αὐτόνομος, from αὐτός ("self") + νόμος ("law"). Meaning self law.

a: social security and social programs