Bella Is Conducting an Online Study and Participants Can Complete

question 33

Multiple Choice

Bella is conducting an online study and participants can complete her study without ever physically meeting with her. How might Bella obtain informed consent from her participants in this online environment?

• A) have a written informed consent form that participants must print, sign, and mail in
• B) have no consent form, because online studies are ethical by nature
• C) have participants indicate consent by selecting the appropriate button
• D) ask the parents of participants to submit written assent

---

Definitions:

Existing Products

Goods or services that a company has been offering to the market, as opposed to newly developed offerings.

Business Analysis

The practice of identifying business needs and finding solutions to business problems, often involving the evaluation of business structure, processes, and operations.

Prototype Testing

The process of evaluating the design, functionality, and performance of a preliminary version of a product before it goes into mass production.

Target Market

This term identifies the specific group of consumers at which a product or service is aimed, defined by demographic, geographic, and psychographic characteristics.