Informed consent refers to

A. U.S. anthropologists' signed commitment to the American Anthropological Association that they will abide by the organization's laws and regulations.
B. a host country's leaders' agreement that the specified research is to be carried out.
C. people's agreement to take part in research after they have been fully informed about its purpose, nature, funding, procedures, and potential impact on them.
D. a coercive agreement between anthropologists and study participants that characterized much of the dubious and unethical research practices of the past.
E. a signed contract between anthropologists and their academic institutions regarding the potential monetary value of the data they will collect in the field and how they will safeguard it.


Answer: C

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