Del is conducting research that involves a questionnaire about an individual's HIV diagnosis.His participants can reasonably expect that they cannot be attached to their responses unless
A)Del plans to use pseudonyms.
B)Del explicitly told them otherwise during the informed consent process.
C)Del does not mention their names when publishing his results.
D)Del determines that no harm will be done in linking participants to responses.

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Informed consent is the process of obtaining a participant's permission to participate in a study after explaining the details of the study, including any potential risks and benefits. If Del explicitly told the participants that their responses would not be anonymous or that they could be attached to their responses, then they can reasonably expect to be attached to their responses. Otherwise, participants should reasonably expect that their responses will be kept confidential and anonymous.

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