Aprofessor at big state university is writing a biography about bill gates and conducting oral histories with all of bill gates' friends, family members and business acquaintances. the researcher submits the research proposal to the institution's irb. what action can he expect by the irb? a. the irb will not review this study because it does not involve an investigational new device. b. the irb will not review this study because it is not research as defined by the federal regulations. c. the irb will review this study because it includes human subjects and is considered research. d. the irb will not review this study because it does not include human subjects as defined by the federal regulations.

The right answer would be choice B. If a researcher conducts oral research to write the biography of Bill Gates and he includes humans in his research, the IRB will not review this study because it is not research as defined by the federal regulations.

EXPLANATION:  

IRB is charged with the responsibility to review and make sure, no matter the institution, that all researches whether it is funded or not, which includes humans as the participants, have to be ethical. IRB has to protect human rights, welfare, and privacy. IRB has the authority to monitor, review, approve, reject unethical researches, including modifications in all research activities.  

The primary and main purpose of the IRB is to protect human rights and welfare who are included in research. In doing the responsibilities, IRB will ensure the criteria for IRB approval to certain researches as listed in 45 CFR 46.11. and 21 CFR 56.111.  

With the growth of countries, many countries now have local, regional, and national IRB. The local, regional, or national IRB in every country has a goal to safeguard ethical conduct of research concerning national and international codes, norms, and regulations. For example, the IRB in the USA. USA’s IRB has been empowered by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and the Department of Health and Human Services to approve, require modifications in planned research to be approved or disapproved.  

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1. What is the institutional review board (irb) charged with?  

2. A graduate student wants to examine the effect of print media versus televised media on individuals' position on several social issues. The superintendent of a local work release facility, a family friend, will allow the graduate student access to the prison population to help her quickly accrue subjects. The student's IRB should:  

KEYWORDS: IRB  

Subject: Social studies

Class: 10-12

Sub-chapter: IRB

The right option is “The IRB will not review the study because it is not research as defined by the federal regulations”.

Further explanation:

The full form IRB is International Review Board. It is an ‘administrative body’ that was recognized to protect and safeguard the welfare and the rights of human research subjects. These subjects are ‘recruited to participate’ in those activities that are based on researches conducted under the ‘theology’ of the institution-affiliated.

The IRB safeguards and protects the welfare, privacy, and rights of human subjects. It reviews all the human participated research. It needs to check and confirm that a person’s life is not at any risk. It protects the privacy of the people who participated in the ‘research activities’ and ‘human rights’.

It has the authority to monitor, approve, disapprove and it requires modifications in all kinds of ‘research activities’ that fall in its authority as mentioned by both the ‘institutional policy’ and ‘federal regulations’.

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1. Three possible feelings or thoughts that a person who been subjected to violent crime may have

2. To which branch of government does the power to interpret laws and apply the constitution to the law belong?

Answer details:

Grade: High School  

Topic: International Review Board (IRB)

Subject: Social Studies

Keywords: research, administrative board, human research subjects, institutional policy, federal regulations,  

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the best answer is b.

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