The condition of acting through free choice without coercion.
Reach for it when assessing whether consent or participation genuinely arose from free choice
The interviewer confirmed the voluntariness of every participant's consent.
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everyday
free choice
Fits when accessible language is needed for autonomy
Careful Available choices can still be coercively limited.
warm
Fits when positive readiness is the relevant feeling
Careful Willingness may result from social pressure.
professional
Fits when informed agreement authorizes a specific act
Careful Consent has requirements beyond voluntariness.
professional
self-direction
Fits when someone steers their own actions
Careful Self-direction can operate within mandatory participation.
formal
Fits when broader control over personal decisions is central
Careful Autonomy includes capacity and information, not only freedom.
ensure voluntariness
Private enrollment helps ensure voluntariness in the workplace study.
voluntariness of consent
The reviewer questioned the voluntariness of consent given before surgery.
genuine voluntariness
Genuine voluntariness requires a realistic option to refuse.
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