To Ensure That Subjects Know What They Are Getting into When

question 199

Multiple Choice

To ensure that subjects know what they are getting into when they sign up for a study, researchers must obtain:

• A) institutional agreement.
• B) informed consent.
• C) human rights assent.
• D) physical safeguards.

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Definitions:

Genital Stage

The final stage in Freud's psychosexual development, starting in puberty, where sexual maturation is complete and sexual interests become concentrated on the genitals.

Fixation

In psychoanalytic theory, an obsessive focus or attachment to a developmental stage, idea, or aspect of life that may hinder psychological development.

Childhood Stage

A developmental period in a person's life that spans from birth to the onset of adolescence, characterized by rapid physical, cognitive, and emotional growth.

Libido

In psychoanalytic theory, libido is the energy of the sexual drive as a component of the life instinct.