Dr Johnson Is Planning on Conducting a Study in Which

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Essay

Dr. Johnson is planning on conducting a study in which he observes the ways people approach each other in bars. He plans to sit at a local bar and listen to the ways men introduce themselves to women and the ways women introduce themselves to men. To avoid detection, he plans to sit at the bar and write down the information he collects on cocktail napkins. Dr. Johnson concludes that he does not need to have participants sign a written informed consent. Explain the concept of informed consent and why Dr. Johnson does not need to collect informed consent in this study.

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Definitions:

Environment

The total of all outside factors and forces impacting an organism or a collection of organisms' life, growth, and persistence.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.

Meat Powder

In the context of classical conditioning, a substance used by Ivan Pavlov in experiments that triggered salivation in dogs, serving as an unconditioned stimulus.

Salivate

The process of producing saliva in the mouth, often as a response to the sight, smell, or thought of food.