Ethical principles require researchers to
A) explain the hypothesis they will be testing before participants begin a study.
B) provide information about potential risks to participants before they begin a study.
C) refrain from conducting research on animals.
D) have their research design approved by a group of people similar to the proposed participants.

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Providing information about potential risks to participants before they begin a study is an ethical principle that ensures participants have informed consent and are not subjected to harm or discomfort without their knowledge. The other choices are not ethical principles that are universally applied in research.

Ethical Principles Require Researchers to