A criterion for waiving informed consent is that, when appropriate, subjects are provided additional pertinent information after the study. In which of the following studies would... A criterion for waiving informed consent is that, when appropriate, subjects are provided additional pertinent information after the study. In which of the following studies would it NOT be appropriate to provide subjects with information about missing elements of consent: A study involving decision-making games in which subjects were led to believe that they were interacting with another student in another room, but were actually interacting with a computer programmed to provide consistent responses to all subjects. A study in which subjects were assigned to study activities based on an undesirable or unflattering personal physical characteristic as assessed by members of the research team. A study in which researchers told students that they would be given a quiz after reading some study materials when the researchers did not intend to use a quiz, but were attempting to focus subjects' attention on the material. A study in which subjects were told that they performed in the third quartile on an anagram task when in reality students were randomly assigned scores that were not related to their actual performance.
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The question is asking about research ethics, specifically the criteria for waiving informed consent and situations where providing information about missing elements of consent would not be appropriate after a study. It presents four different study scenarios and asks you to identify the one where debriefing subjects about withheld information would be problematic.
Answer
Assigning study activities based on undesirable physical characteristics.
The study in which subjects were assigned to study activities based on an undesirable or unflattering personal physical characteristic as assessed by members of the research team.
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The study in which subjects were assigned to study activities based on an undesirable or unflattering personal physical characteristic as assessed by members of the research team.
More Information
Providing subjects with information about missing elements of consent would NOT be appropriate in this study because it involves assigning study activities based on undesirable physical characteristics assessed by the research team. This could cause significant distress or harm to the subjects, and informing them about the missing elements of consent would not undo the potential damage already inflicted.
Tips
Carefully consider the potential for harm or distress to subjects when evaluating the appropriateness of providing additional information about missing elements of consent after a study. If the study involves sensitive topics or manipulations that could cause significant emotional distress, it may not be appropriate to provide such information.
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