Questions

The principle of beneficence in research primarily focuses on maximizing benefits and minimizing risks to the participants. Therefore, the most appropriate example of how the principle of beneficence can be applied to a study employing human subjects is:

• Determining that the study has a maximization of benefits and a minimization of risks.

The other options, while important aspects of conducting ethical research, relate more closely to other ethical principles:

• Ensuring that the selection of subjects includes people from all segments of the population relates to the principle of justice, ensuring fair distribution of the burdens and benefits of research.
• Providing detailed information about the study and obtaining the subject's consent to participate relates to the principle of respect for persons, specifically informed consent.
• Ensuring that persons with diminished autonomy are protected also relates to the principle of respect for persons, ensuring additional protections for vulnerable populations.