Professor Hammond studies ethical behavior and designs a study to examine the amount of cheating at her school. At the beginning
of class each day, she passes around a chart showing the dates of the class meetings, with boxes for students to initial if present. She photocopies the sheet after each class so that she can find if any students initial for days in the past that they were absent. The students are not aware that they were participating in the study until the end of the quarter. What standard of Ethical Standard 8 does this violate?A. Institutional ApprovalB. Offering Inducements for Research ParticipationC. Client/Patient, Student, and Subordinate Research ParticipantsD. Informed Consent to Research
informed consent to research is a voluntary agreement to participate in a study. the subject must be made aware of the research in details and must consent to it before the start of the research.
in this case, Professor Hammond did not notify the students or seek their consent before the start of the study. However, due to the nature of the study, if the students are aware it may affect the results. thus it is adviceable to notify their guardians for consent.
