Kendra Serves on a Committee Whose Job Is to Review

question 197

Multiple Choice

Kendra serves on a committee whose job is to review proposed psychology studies. The committee refuses to approve one study because they feel the possible benefit from the research is too little given the potential risk to the participants. Kendra's committee is most accurately called an _________________.

• A) ethics commission
• B) inquisition
• C) academic safety advisory committee
• D) institutional review board

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Definitions:

Epinephrine

Also known as adrenaline, a hormone and neurotransmitter that plays a vital role in the body's fight-or-flight response, increasing heart rate, muscle strength, blood pressure, and sugar metabolism.

Heart Rate

Refers to the number of times the heart beats per minute, indicating the heart's efficiency in pumping blood throughout the body.

Blood Pressure

The pressure that circulating blood applies to the walls of blood vessels, which serves as an essential measure of heart and blood vessel health.

Gastric Tract Motility

The movements of the digestive system and the transit of the contents within it.