You Are About to Embark on a Study of Males

question 9

Multiple Choice

You are about to embark on a study of males incarcerated in state prison. Your goal is to survey them about their risk-taking behavior while incarcerated, including getting a prison tattoo, using drugs, drinking prison-made alcohol, and smoking tobacco. These are all prison infractions, so anyone getting caught admitting to these things could get in trouble. You are going to make the survey anonymous, meaning you will ask respondents to refrain from putting their name on it. For IRB approval, you will be need:

• A) Full IRB review
• B) Expedited IRB review
• C) Exempt IRB review
• D) Not enough information to decide

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Definitions:

Stare Decisis

“Standing by the decision” a principle stating that rulings made in higher courts are binding precedent for lower courts.

Watered Stock

Stock that is issued to individuals below its fair market value.

Fair Market Value

The price a willing buyer would pay a willing seller in a transaction where both parties have reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts and neither is under compulsion to act.

No-Par Stock

Shares issued without a nominal or face value, where the value is determined by the price investors are willing to pay.