What Is Informed Consent

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Multiple Choice

What is informed consent?

• A)Volunteers agree to participate in a study after the purpose,tasks,and risks of the study are explained to them.
• B)REBs must be informed about the purpose,tasks,and risks of a study before they approve it.
• C)Researchers agree to be legally responsible for the physical and psychological safety of their participants.
• D)Participants must be informed of the results of the study they participated in and give their consent before the research is published.

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Definitions:

Electromagnetic Spectrum

The range of all types of electromagnetic radiation, from gamma rays to radio waves.

Increasing Wavelength

A phenomenon where the wavelength of light or other electromagnetic radiation becomes longer, moving from higher energy to lower energy on the spectrum.

Directly Proportional

A relationship between two variables where they increase or decrease in conjunction with each other at a constant ratio.

Absorption

The process by which one substance becomes taken up or incorporated into another substance, such as a gas being absorbed by a liquid.