Joshua, a behavioral psychologist, asks participants to sign a document before beginning his experiment. Joshua also tells them that their participation is completely voluntary and that they can leave the experiment at any time. Joshua is
A. obtaining informed consent.
B. using deception.
C. providing a detailed explanation of the study.
D. analyzing his participants.
Answer: A
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