Question

Margarita is conducting research as part of her Master's thesis. She enlists the participation of undergraduate students in her laboratory, has them go through a series of activities, and then tells them what the true intent of the research was before they leave. She does not, however, inform them what their participation will involve before the research begins. Margarita has failed to remember the importance of​ ________.

Answer 1

Answer: Informed consent

Explanation:

Informed consent is defined as the method through which permission taken by research or experiment participant before conducting the experiment so that they can be aware about purpose,risk and possible consequences involved in the research .This way participant have knowledge about experiment on which they are being subjected.

According to the question,Margarita did not follow informed consent step before conduction of research rather she told them about the actual purpose before the students were leaving after finishing the lab experiment.