An informed consent consists of two parts, (1) an information sheet which provides information on the study’s purpose, applied procedures and handling of personal data, (2) a consent form which is signed by the participant. Obtaining
informed consent is an inevitable part of each psychological research activity. As the American Psychological Association states (2010, section 3.10): When psychologists conduct research or provide assessment, therapy, counseling or consulting services in person or via electronic transmission or other forms of communication, they obtain the informed consent of the individual or individuals using language that is reasonably understandable to that person or persons except when
conducting such activities without consent is mandated by law or governmental regulation or as otherwise provided in this Ethics Code. Psychological research is only dispensed from the obligation of obtaining informed consent under special circumstances (Section 8.05):
Guidance on Obtaining Informed ConsentIn general:
Psychology-specific aspects of obtaining informed consent:
Your informed consent form should include:
You should not:
The ICPSR recommends explaining which information can be considered as personal information and will not be shared (e.g. all information that could identify a subject such as name, address) when obtaining informed consent. Subsequently, you should consistently differentiate between (de-identified) research data and personal data in the consent form. Thus, it is possible to explain that research data may be shared while personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. Additional guidance is provided by the German Psychological Association (DGPs) in its Guidelines on Data Management in Psychological Science (Schönbrodt, Gollwitzer & Abele-Brehm, 2016) based on ‘an excerpt from the guidelines of the ethics committee’:
Moreover, it is important to take into account that some repositories assign CC0 licenses (see the knowledge base’s section on (Unintentionally) Waiving Copyrights for further information) to their data and, therefore, rights for commercial usage of your data is granted to others. If you want to publish your data using one of those repositories you should state this in the informed consent; even though the commercial usage of anonymized research data is legally feasible, it is best practice to mention it in the information sheet and obtain the participant’s approval. Sample Consent FormsIf you plan on obtaining approval by an Ethics Committee for your study, you should check if the respective Ethics Committee offers templates. The following organizations provide sample informed consent forms:
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What is the purpose of the informed consent process quizlet?The purpose of informed consent is: To provide a potential subject with appropriate information in an appropriate manner and allow that person to make an informed decision about participation in research. A general requirement for the informed consent is that no informed consent may include any exculpatory language.
When a researcher seeks informed consent It means that quizlet?Informed consent is when a subject has complete knowledge of the experiment and signs a document detailing their participation in the study. This protects them as they are given fully knowledge of what they are doing and will not be tricked into anything. You just studied 24 terms!
Which of the following is not necessary to include an informed consent?Several exceptions to the requirement for informed consent include (1) the patient is incapacitated, (2) life-threatening emergencies with inadequate time to obtain consent, and (3) voluntary waived consent.
Which of the following should be included in a consent form?A statement that the study involves research, an explanation of the purposes of the research, the expected duration of a subject's participation, a description of the procedures to be followed, and if applicable identification of any experimental procedures.
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