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Informed Consent

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Informed consent is a participant's agreement to take part after being told the study's risks, procedures, and their right to withdraw.

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Before a stress study begins, volunteers read what will be asked of them and sign that they may stop at any point.

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Consent is not a signature. It is comprehension, which is why consent forms are tested for readability.