The Ethical Requirement of Informed Consent Means That

question 225

Multiple Choice

The ethical requirement of informed consent means that:

• A)all participants must read and approve any written reports of the research results before they are published.
• B)participants must be completely informed about the purpose and conditions of the research, and must be free to withdraw from the research at any time.
• C)research participants must agree not to divulge any information about the nature of the study to any outside party.
• D)once the participants have agreed to participate in the study, they may not withdraw for any reason other than medical necessity.

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Definitions:

Punishment

The imposition of a penalty as a consequence of an undesirable action, aimed at reducing that behavior.

Negative Reinforcement

A process in behavioral psychology where a response increases because a negative condition is removed or avoided.

Secondary Reinforcer

A type of reinforcer which does not satisfy a basic biological need but has been learned to be valuable through association with primary reinforcers.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with a meaningful stimulus.