Informed Consent Should Be Given

question 55

Multiple Choice

Informed consent should be given

• A) after the participant has completed participation in the study.
• B) by parents if the children are too young to fully understand the goals, risks, and benefits of the research.
• C) only by participants who are members of the experimental group.
• D) unless the experiment uses deception.

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Definitions:

Ebbinghaus

A psychologist known for his pioneering work in memory studies, including the discovery of the forgetting curve and the spacing effect.

Source-monitoring Error

A cognitive error where a person misattributes the origin of a memory, often leading to incorrect assumptions about where or how information was acquired.

Anterograde Interference

A type of memory interference that occurs when new information inhibits the ability to remember old information.

Proactive Interference

The tendency of previously learned material to hinder subsequent learning or the retention of new information.