Do projects involving students in the Departmental Subject Pools or in class require any additional information in the consent form?
Yes. For students required to participate in the subject pool you must make clear the terms under which they will receive credit for full or partial participation, their freedom to not take part in all or any part of an experiment, and the alternative ways in which they might fulfill their course requirements. If students in a class (not a subject pool) are potential participants, they must be told what, if any, benefit or credit they will receive. Alternative ways to obtain credit that is value equivalent and requires equivalent time and effort must be provided. An instructor should not approach his/her class to be research participants. Someone other than the instructor should carry out the consent process, research endeavors, and care should be taken to set up conditions to prevent a student from being coerced to participate in a research endeavor. In all human-subject research where sensitive issues of personal behavior (e.g. depression, addiction, substance abuse, dietary disorder
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