Question

Which of these conditions for ethical research requires the experimenter to disclose all the risks and benefits to the participants?
a. limited deception
b. informed consent
c. adequate debriefing
d. freedom from coercion

Answer 1

Answer:

b. informed consent

Explanation:

Informed consent refers to participants agreeing to their role in an experiment only after they have been adequately informed of all the risks and benefits that this activity involves. In order to avoid ethical problems, participants should only participate once they possess this information. Moreover, depending on the nature of the experiment, participants might have to go through a debriefing process afterwards to ensure that they were not damaged in any way by their participation.