A Researcher Wants to Understand the Needs of Older Homeless

Multiple Choice

A researcher wants to understand the needs of older homeless people, so she decides to go to a homeless shelter. She arrives at the shelter and begins talking to homeless people about their situation. She does not tell them that they are part of a study, and that the information she collects will be used as data. Prior to beginning this study, it was imperative for the researcher to

A) obtain informed consent
B) offer them money
C) plan exactly how long the interview would take
D) take an extra tape for the tape-recorder
E) provide them with a meal