Which of the Following Is False Regarding the IRB's Approval

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false regarding the IRB's approval?

• A) Some researchers argue that the IRB approval has become increasingly political, bureaucratic, and legalistic.
• B) Informed consent required by the IRB is criticized as the first of a long and even more tortuous series of bureaucratic attempts to destroy the freedom of truth-seeking.
• C) The "no harm" mandate extends to the revealing of information that would embarrass participants.
• D) Researchers in the field of criminal justice cannot study criminal victimization if there is any risk of potential harm to participants.

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