If Informed Consent Cannot Be Documented (E

question 2

True/False

If informed consent cannot be documented (e.g., telephone surveys), the researcher may request a waiver of documentation of informed consent, which must be approved by the IRB.

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Definitions:

Confederate

refers to an individual who is part of a larger group, often used in the context of the American Civil War or in psychological experiments to describe a person who is secretly working with the experimenter.

Philip Zimbardo

An American psychologist known for his research on social psychology, notably the Stanford prison experiment.

Simulated Prison

A psychological experiment setup designed to study the effects of perceived power, focusing on the struggle between prisoners and prison officers.

Prison Guard

An individual responsible for the supervision, safety, and security of prisoners in a cell, ward, or prison yard.