Question

A team of psychology students would like to expose their classmates to an embarrassing experience in order to gather data for their term project. Their instructor has asked them to read the ethical guidelines published by the American Psychological Association (APA). She most likely wants them to understand that, as researchers, they

cannot conduct a study in which people will feel embarrassed.
must use confederates in any research that they conduct.
must obtain the consent of the participants after informing them of the procedures.
cannot choose to influence independent variables.

Answer 1

must obtain the consent of the participants after informing them of the procedures

Step-by-step explanation:

Informed Consent: It ensures that a client, research participants, and a patient is aware of all the possible costs and risks involved in a procedure or treatment.

Inform consent in psychology includes:

1. The motive of the research, procedure and expected duration.

2. The right to withdraw or decline from the research at any point in the research.

3. Reasonably foreseeable.

4. Consequences of withdrawing or declining from the research.

Three elements of consent:

1. Competency of patient.

2. Disclosure of information.

3. Voluntary nature of the decision.