Frank conducted a survey during first-year orientation. He asked students to answer questions about what made them decide to attend college. He did not ask for any identifying information on the survey and students dropped it off in campus mail so he could not identify any participants. Frank's study illustrates
A) anonymity.
B) confidentiality.
C) neither anonymity nor confidentiality.
D) both anonymity and confidentiality.

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Anonymity refers to the protection of participants' identities, while confidentiality refers to the protection of the information they provide. In this case, Frank's study illustrates both anonymity (since students were not asked for any identifying information) and confidentiality (since the surveys were dropped off in campus mail so that Frank could not identify any participants).

Frank Conducted a Survey During First-Year Orientation