Informed consent of participants is often a problem for researchers because:
A)understanding and signing the informed consent is time-consuming.
B)knowledge of the hypothesis may bias the participants' responses.
C)participants are rarely interested to know the details of the experiment.
D)researchers themselves are not informed completely about the procedures.

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Knowledge of the hypothesis may bias the participants' responses. Informed consent is important to ensure that participants understand the purpose and procedures of the study, but if they know the hypothesis, they may alter their behavior or responses to align with what they think the researcher wants to find. This can compromise the validity of the study results. The other choices are not accurate - understanding and signing consent forms is necessary and cannot be rushed, participants should ideally be interested in understanding the study, and researchers should be fully informed about the procedures.

Informed Consent of Participants Is Often a Problem for Researchers