Practice question · Multiple choice
Research with children requires a parent's consent and the child's assent. Why insist on both when the parent can legally decide?
Hints
- Ask what happens if the parent agrees and the child is visibly distressed and wants to stop.
- Consent answers 'who may authorise this'. Assent answers a different question.
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C. Because legal authority and willingness are different things
Why
The parent can permit and cannot volunteer someone else's willingness. Assent gives the child a veto they can actually exercise, and its practical force is that visible distress ends the session regardless of the signature on the form.
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