Informed consent should involve:
A) providing participants with information on the purpose, methods and possible outcomes of the research
B) a voluntary choice of participation
C) participants who decide to discontinue with the study should provide clear reasons why
D) both A and B are correct

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Informed consent requires providing participants with information on the purpose, methods, and possible outcomes of the research (A) and allowing them to make a voluntary choice of participation (B). Participants should not be coerced or pressured into participating. While it is important to encourage participants to complete the study, they should not be required to provide clear reasons for discontinuing (C). Therefore, both A and B are correct, making D the best answer.

Informed Consent Should Involve