A research team plans to measure automatic responses to sounds in patients shortly after an operation, while the patients are still unconscious.
Which statement describes an action that addresses an ethical issue in this investigation?
Ask each patient for informed consent before the operation.
Repeat the measurements to calculate a mean response for each patient.
Measure each patient's response for the same length of time.
Use the same sound level when testing each patient.
135 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Biology 3.1 Coordination and control – the nervous system, covering 3.1.1 Structure of the nervous system, 3.1.2 Coordinated response, 3.1.3 The reflex arc, 3.1.4 Structure of the eye, 3.1.5 Defects of the eye, 3.1.6 Structure and function of the brain, 3.1.7 Difficulties of investigating brain function, and 3.1.8 Limitations in treating nervous system damage. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.