What are some examples of an IRB overstepping its boundaries?
What will be an ideal response?
IRBs overstep initial reach when evaluating the methodological soundness of a study, and then denying the study if it is designed poorly because it will not yield scientific benefit. Some IRBs may moralize rather than assess the risk of harm to subjects. In effect, they expect researchers to report morally unsuitable behavior when it is observed, even when the researcher is not creating harm to subjects by observing, but would harm subjects by reporting observed behavior. IRBs' role is largely open to interpretation and can impede research when overstepping original goals of establishment.
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a. Miscue analysis b. Phonological awareness test c. Standard reading test d. Portfolio assessment e. Informal reading inventory
DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for acute stress disorder (ASD) require the presence of
symptoms from 5 different categories: intrusion, negative mood, dissociative, avoidance, and arousal
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