IV. Informed Consent
•This is the section that gets the most scrutiny by the
committee.
•The committee is looking for participant to be:
–Truly voluntary
•subjects need to be able to withdraw at any time
•subjects need
not be coerced into participating
–The research is presented so that it is understandable to the participants
–All the risks and the
benefits are clearly outlined to the
participants
–Written in the 2nd person (you, NOT
“I”)