Question

You are about to do a series of interviews about drug abuse and academic performance. In order to make people feel more comfortable, you tell them that these interviews are about student satisfaction with the university and have them sign a form showing that they’ve willingly agreed to participate. You have the informed consent of your research subjects.
True
False

Answer 1

Answer:

False            

Explanation:

Informed consent: In psychology, informed consent make sure that a client, research participant, and a patient is aware of all the possible costs and risks involved in a procedure or treatment.

Informed consent includes:

1. the researcher should tell the participant about the purpose of research, procedure and expected duration.

2. The right to withdraw from the study any time before and after the research has started.

3. Possible consequences.