Psy 430
Ethical Considerations
IRB Review Criteria
In reviewing proposals the IRB considers the
following general criteria.
- Are risks and discomforts to subjects
minimized?
- Are risks and discomforts to subjects
reasonable in relation to anticipated benefits, if any, to
subjects, and the importance of the knowledge that may
reasonably be expected to result? Although the IRB does not
specifically evaluate the quality of the proposed research, it
may become relevant in determining if potential benefits
outweigh risks.
- Will voluntary and informed consent to
participate in research be obtained from each subject or the
subject's legally authorized representative and will it be
appropriately documented? The consent process must permit the
participant or legally authorized representative to exercise
free power of choice without undue inducement or any element of
deceit, fraud, force, duress, or other form of coercion or
constraint.
- Will the privacy of subjects and
confidentiality or anonymity of data be protected?
MSUM IRB website We
are requesting an expedited review. Use the Forms link to access the IRB
Application Cover Sheet and IRB Request for Expedited or Full Review.
Example
Abstract and Methods
for IRB
Sample Materials
(stimuli, questionnaires, video clips, etc. for
IRB--write out a transcript (detailed summary) of any videos that are part
of your critical manipulation. Attach any pictures, questionnaires, instruments, written
scenarios, etc. Any supplements describing or displaying materials to be used in
the experiment can be included in the same word processing document, if
possible. If separate files exist, remember to print them and attach them at the
end of the Method section.
Example Forms for Psy 430 Students
--Use the forms (and order) below as models and starting points for your materials.
1)
IRB Application Cover Sheet
2)
IRB Request for Expedited
or Full Review
2b)
Justification for deception at end of questionnaire (if necessary)
3) Abstract
4) Method
5) Appendices detailing your materials
6) Example
Consent Form--use this as a model
7)
Example
Debriefing Form≤≤use
this one as a model-
The sample debriefing form on the University IRB website is
not detailed enough for our department IRB.
8) Ethics Training Certificate--For
this D2L assignment, attach a screenshot or pdf of your CITI training
certificate.
Then while you are waiting for feedback next week, log
onto IRBNet, User profile, and link to external CITI account.
Note: The following student submissions had different contacts for the
University IRB
Chairperson and the Psychology Department Review Committee Chairperson.
Please use the current, correct contact information in the model consent and
debriefing above.
Sample 430
Student IRB Submission--minimal risk with
violent video games
Sample 430 Student IRB Submission 2--minimal risk with minor deception
Sample 430 Student IRB Submission 3--minimal risk--learning styles
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Be sure you have good answers to the Editing Methods for
Clarity questions and have implemented the info.
into your Methods. We must also incorporate information about
potential ethical concerns and how they will be handled. See Ethical
Considerations Assignment.
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Kantowitz et al. Glossary |
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Confidentiality
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the
researcher's guideline stating that information obtained
about subjects should remain confidential unless
otherwise agreed |
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Debriefing |
when
subjects are told all details of an experiment after
they have participated; an ethical obligation of the
researcher |
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Deception |
a
research technique in which the participant is misled
about some aspect of the project; may be unethical
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Fraud |
the
deliberate distortion of research results, which
includes fabricating data, altering data, and
deliberately not reporting results thought to be
inappropriate to one's interests |
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Freedom to withdraw
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experimenters' ethical obligation to allow their
subjects to discontinue participation in the research
project |
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Informed consent
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potential participants' decision whether to participate
in an experiment |
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Institutional Animal Care
and Use Committee (IACUC) |
a
committee that oversees the protection of animal
subjects in nearly every United States institution that
conducts research |
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Institutional Review Board
(IRB) |
a board
that oversees the protection of human participants in
nearly every United States institution that conducts
research |
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Plagiarism |
the
uncredited use of another person's words, data, or ideas
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Protection from harm
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ethical
researchers' commitment to protect their subjects from
any harm |
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Removing harmful
consequences |
ethical
researchers' attempts to remove any harmful consequences
that their subjects may have incurred |
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Replication
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the
repetition of an earlier experiment to duplicate (and
perhaps extend) its findings (also see Systematic
replication) |
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Speciesism |
a term
used to describe the view that animal life is
qualitatively different from human life |
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