In Which of the Following Research Settings Would You Not

question 17

Multiple Choice

In which of the following research settings would you not need to get approval from an institutional review board?

• A) research involving interviews of undercover police officers
• B) research involving surveys given to students in all sociology classes at your university where student names are not given
• C) interviews with faculty in your major about the most pressing issues that they see with respect to their students
• D) research involving observations in a county clinic regarding the prescription dosages for adult patients

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Definitions:

Systematic Desensitization

A therapeutic technique whereby patients imagine the lowest feared stimuli and combine this image with a relaxation response. Patients gradually work their way up the fear hierarchy so that they can learn to handle increasingly disturbing stimuli.

Behavioral Activation

A therapeutic approach that encourages engagement in positively reinforcing activities to treat depression and other mental health issues.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a process by which a behavior is strengthened or increased in frequency by a consequence that follows the behavior.