Author Question: Which of the following is true about Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)? a. Universities can ... (Read 203 times)

casperchen82 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Which of the following is true about Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)?

a. Universities can decide whether to have an IRB to approve psychological research.
b. The purpose of IRBs is to review research after it is conducted and review any complaints.
c. IRBs review psychological studies before they are conducted to make sure they meet ethical guidelines.
d. IRBs must be made up entirely of nonscientists.

Question 2

Which of the following is true about the ethical conduct of psychological research?

a. It is good scientific procedure to tell participants about the research hypotheses before they participate.
b. If research participants are misled about a study, they must be fully debriefed at the end of the study.
c. Darley and Latan could have easily tested their hypotheses about helping behavior by telling participants in advance that they would hear someone pretending to have a seizure.
d. It is never permissible to use deception.