Explain the purpose of informed consent, confidentiality, and debriefing in research using
human participants.
What will be an ideal response?
The answer should include a definition of each of these three terms and explain why
each serves as a safeguard against possible unethical treatment of human participants in
psychological research.
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a. sense of humor b. age c. introversion d. hairstyle
Research has shown that people who are socially isolated are vulnerable to a host of cardiovascular and infectious diseases due to increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol. A recent study, summarized in the textbook, provides evidence that this is effected by differences in
a. the genomes of individuals who are high in cortisol levels. b. diet that encourages the production of cortisol. c. gene expression. d. Mendelian inheritance.