The Purpose of the IRB Is to ______

question 5

Multiple Choice

The purpose of the IRB is to ______.

• A) analyze and assess the importance of all forms of research
• B) investigate the research done by professors at a university
• C) review the ethical issues in all proposed research that is federally funded, involves human subjects, or has any potential for harm to human subjects
• D) review and resubmit articles that were sent to publishers

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.

Generalization

The process of extending the application of a principle or conclusion to many situations without additional evidence.

Discrimination

This refers to the unfair or prejudicial treatment of individuals based on characteristics such as race, age, or gender.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, it refers to the process where a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears when the reinforcement is no longer presented.