Psychology / Unit 1 Psych 0110 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Institutional Review Board
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The idea
An institutional review board is a committee that reviews proposed research and must approve it before data collection begins.
In practice
A board returns a stress-induction protocol with a required change to the withdrawal procedure before approving it.
Where people slip
Review boards are not a formality invented for paperwork. They exist because studies that harmed participants were published.
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