The "Risk Benefit" Approach to Requiring Informed Consent Is That

question 21

Multiple Choice

The "risk benefit" approach to requiring informed consent is that:

• A)informed consent must always be followed.
• B)informed consent should usually be followed, except when it is possible to ensure confidentiality.
• C)questionable practices such as deception can be used if they are essential to the research and will bring no harm to participants.
• D)questionable practices such as deception should be used unless the benefits of following informed consent outweigh the disadvantages of doing so.

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data during a hypothesis test that is used to determine the probability of observing the given or more extreme data if the null hypothesis is true.

T Value

A statistic calculated in a T-Test that determines the size of the difference relative to the variation in the sample data.

Degrees Of Freedom

Degrees of freedom in statistics refer to the number of values in the calculation of a statistic that are free to vary.

Significance Level

A threshold set by the researcher to determine the point at which the results of a statistical test can be considered to demonstrate a meaningful effect, typically denoted by alpha (α).