Sociology / Unit 2 Soc 0186 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 involving human participants before it begins, and can require changes or refuse approval.
In practice
A university panel weighs a study's risks against its value, and no data may be collected until it agrees.
Where people slip
Review is a federally regulated prior authorization by an institution, not a professional association's code.
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