Author Question: According to research by Kimmel (1991), IRB decisions seem to be partially dependent on a. the ... (Read 10 times)

notis · **on:** Jul 13, 2018

According to research by Kimmel (1991), IRB decisions seem to be partially dependent on

a. the size of the university (larger universities tend to have lower approval rates).
b. gender (male reviewers are more likely to approve studies).
c. time of day (more studies are approved in the morning).
d. age (younger reviewers tend to be more lenient).

Question 2

The primary concern of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) is to

a. improve the internal validity of the research design.
b. insure the ethical treatment of nonhuman animals in research.
c. protect the welfare of human participants.
d. insure that research proposals contain no risk to the participants.