In psychological research with human participants, dispensing with informed consent is allowed when the researcher is confident that the study does not create distress or harm and involves:
a. the study of normal educational practices in educational settings.
b. the use of anonymous questionnaires where subject confidentiality is maintained.
c. the study of organizational effectiveness where there is no risk to the employees.
d. none of the above
Question 2
As part of her senior thesis, Martina decides that she wants to conduct a study using participants from a nearby daycare center.
Knowing that informed consent is critically important in any investigation using human participants, Martina decides to ask the children individually if they are willing to participate. Regarding informed consent, what would be the most likely recommendation from her local institutional review board (IRB)?
a. Consent from the children should be sufficient.
b. Consent from the daycare's teacher should be sufficient.
c. Since the study is being conducted on the daycare premises, consent from the
children's parents shouldn't be needed.
d. Consent from the children's parents would be required.
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