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When a study poses more than minimal risk, such as having the potential to emotionally upset participants, it requires correspondingly greater benefits to be ethically justified. In such cases, it is crucial that the research is rigorously designed to either answer a scientifically interesting question or provide clear practical implications that outweigh the elevated risks.

Justifying Greater Than Minimal Risk Research

A psychological research study that poses more than minimal risk to participants can be ethically justified if it is rigorously designed to offer benefits that outweigh those risks.

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