What Is the Function of an Institutional Review Board (IRB)

question 92

Multiple Choice

What is the function of an institutional review board (IRB) ?

• A) To peer-review results from experiments and suggest appropriate replications
• B) To perform a meta-analysis on all studies about a given phenomenon
• C) To review proposals for research and decide whether they meet ethical guidelines
• D) To assess the psychological realism of proposed psychological research

---

Definitions:

Temporary Working Capital

Additional working capital needed to support the fluctuating levels of business activity.

Cyclical Nature

Describes a pattern that repeats in cycles, often used in economics to describe the fluctuations in the economy over periods of expansions and recessions.

Seasonal

Pertaining to or occurring during a particular season of the year, often implying changes in business activities, market demand, or weather patterns that recur annually.

Working Capital Management

The practice of managing a company's short-term assets and liabilities to ensure it has sufficient liquidity to run its operations efficiently.