Francine, a college freshman, has agreed to participate in a psychology research study. Before she begins her participation, she
reads a statement written by the researcher explaining the purpose of the research and the potential risks of participation. It also explains that Francine is free to withdraw from the research at any time. In providing Francine with this statement, the researcher has followed the ethical guidelines of _____ for participants.
When a study involves experimenting on individuals it is necessary for the researcher to explain the potential risks that are involved and the freedom to choose whether to continue or leave the experiments at any point in time.
This process of making the participants know of the details mentioned above and permission to begin experimentation is called informed consent.
Hence, the statement here is referring to informed consent.
