PS 300 Purdue Global University Research Methods Report

Informed consent is a standard part of research studies. As part of the IRB application process, researchers create a sample consent form that is submitted with their study protocol. This consent form will be used with participants to inform them of the study and, once the study has been explained, the participants will sign the informed consent form. As part of the process, the informed consent form needs to include a description of what the study involves, including risks and benefits, if the study is confidential, and how the study data is used.

The Unit 4 Assignment will include three parts:

1. Identification of a topic you would be interested in studying and how it could be studied scientifically
2. Identification of the APA ethical principles and description of how your study could conform to them.
3. Creating a consent form that could be used with your study idea.

Using the Unit 4 Assignment Template, please answer the questions for Part 1 and Part 2. Then, for Part 3, create a sample informed consent form to conduct a study that is of interest to you. You may create a study from a topic that you have discussed in prior weeks, but this is not required. The goal is to create a draft of an informed consent form similar to that which a researcher would submit to an IRB board for review.

Note: You will not actually conduct this study. You are just thinking through the steps of how a study could be designed.

This Assignment assesses the following Course Outcomes:

PS300-1: Apply the scientific method to the field of psychology.

PS300-2: Describe the application of the American Psychological Association code of ethics to the field of psychology.

Submitting Your Assignment

Use the provided Unit 4 Assignment Template. Save it in a location and with a name that you will remember. When you are ready to submit, select the Unit 4 Assignment Dropbox and upload your file. To view your graded work after your instructor has evaluated it, please visit your Gradebook.