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Which ethical consideration is crucial in conducting user studies involving human participants ?

  • A.Minimizing transparency
  • B.Having informed consent
  • C.Excluding diverse participants
  • D.Ignoring participant feedback

Answer: B

The crucial ethical consideration is Having informed consent.

Any study involving human participants, including library user surveys, interviews and observation, must tell participants what the study is, what will be done with their data and that they may withdraw, and must obtain their voluntary agreement before collecting data.

The other options describe bad practice: research ethics require more transparency, not less; excluding diverse participants biases the sample; and ignoring participant feedback defeats the purpose of a user study.

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