The Ethical Guideline of Informed Consent Specifically Asserts That

question 71

Multiple Choice

The ethical guideline of informed consent specifically asserts that:

• A) deception is always ethically justified and is a part of most experiments.
• B) participants should be told of the key procedures in a study and told that they withdraw from the study without consequence.
• C) experimenters need to be informed about significant research that has already been done in their research areas.
• D) participants can be deceived when it is ethically justified and no other alternatives are feasible.

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Definitions:

Attention

The act of intentionally directing one's attention to a specific part of the environment, while other aspects are neglected.

Dichotic Listening

A psychological test in which different messages are presented to each ear of the subject, used to study selective attention and the lateralization of brain function.

Unattended Message

Information that is not the focus of attention in selective attention tasks, often studied in the context of how the brain processes unperceived stimuli.

Consciousness

The quality or state of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.