Imagine that you are the chair of your university's IRB. You receive a research protocol detailing a study that would examine the impact of sleep deprivation on driving behavior. The researcher plans to have participants stay awake for varying numbers of hours in the lab and then have them operate a car during rush hour traffic. You reject this study based on its violation of the principle of:
A) integrity.
B) justice.
C) respect.
D) beneficence.

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The principle of beneficence requires that the research should not harm the participants and should maximize possible benefits while minimizing possible harms. Having participants operate a car during rush hour traffic after sleep deprivation poses significant risks to their safety and to the safety of others, thus violating the principle of beneficence.

Imagine That You Are the Chair of Your University's IRB