Keeping risk to a minimum involves _____

a. not warning participants about impending electric shocks because it will scare them
b. debriefing participants in a cold, but businesslike manner
c. getting approval from the IRB after conducting the study
d. none of these

D
Students should avoid experiments that involve electric shocks. Participants should be told every feature of a study that might affect their willingness to participate. The debriefing must be conducted with sensitivity to the feelings of the participants. IRB approval must be obtained before the research begins.

Psychology

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a. impairment in communication b. deficits in social interaction c. restrictive and repetitive behavior patterns d. autistic disturbances of effective contact

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Which of the following would be the BEST example of development according to the guided participation perspective?

A) Amos can play the piano beautifully at home, but has problems playing in front of his peers at school. B) Tammy moves from watching her family dig clams to digging in the sand with her older brother to actually finding clams on her own. C) Enrique moves from talking out loud to whispering to himself to silently moving his lips as he ties his shoes. D) Marcus and Colin work together to solve a math problem that neither of them could solve individually.

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