Professor Smith decides to track the dating behaviors of college students throughout their college careers. She decides to begin her research using her introductory class. After explaining the study, she assures students that their responses will be kept confidential. The students complete her survey during class. Her research most clearly impinges on:

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Professor Smith's research clearly impinges on voluntary participation because the students are the ones choosing whether or not to participate in the study. The assurance of keeping their responses confidential also emphasizes the importance of voluntary participation to maintain trust between the researcher and participants. The remaining choices (deception, analysis and reporting of data, value placed on anonymity, and value-free reports of data) are not directly related to the initial decision of the students to voluntarily participate in the study.

Professor Smith Decides to Track the Dating Behaviors of College