Which of the following would have to undergo IRB review?
A) recording whether or not men make remarks to a woman who is walking down the street
B) watching people at the mall to see if they are friendly when passing each other
C) providing depression medication to an experimental group
D) unobtrusively timing how long it takes women to urinate
E) observing whether individuals open the door for others

Question

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Providing depression medication to an experimental group involves a potential risk to human subjects and therefore requires IRB review for ethical considerations such as informed consent, privacy, and potential harm or benefits to participants.

Answer: D
 Unobtrusively timing how long it takes women to urinate is sensitive information that may be considered an invasion of privacy, and therefore requires IRB review.

The other choices, A, B, and E, do not involve potential harm or risk to human subjects and are more naturally occurring observations or behaviors, therefore they do not require IRB review.

Which of the Following Would Have to Undergo IRB Review