As a Rule, Possible Harm to Subjects May Be Justified

question 8

True/False

As a rule, possible harm to subjects may be justified when the potential benefits of the study outweigh the possible harm.

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Definitions:

Word Completion

A psychological task where participants are asked to complete words from partially presented stimuli, often used to assess memory or cognitive processing.

Working Memory

A cognitive system that holds and manipulates information in short-term memory for tasks such as reasoning and comprehension.

Long-term Memory

The aspect of memory responsible for storing information over extended periods, potentially throughout a person’s life.

Retrograde Amnesia

A loss of memory-access to events that occurred, or information that was learned, before an injury or the onset of a disease.