Activity 5: Playing the Role of the IRB

Consider the following social psychology study: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects on physiological behaviors of personal-space invasions. Middlemist, Knowles, and Matter (1976) arranged an interesting field experiment of urination behaviors in college males. They conducted their experiment in a men’s restroom at a university, such that men using the restroom were selected as participants, and a field experiment was conducted. Three urinals in the restroom were arranged so that men entering the restroom were forced to use:

(1) the end urinal with a confederate next to them (the urinal at the other end had a “being cleaned” sign and a bucket and sponge placed on it), or

(2) the end urinal with a confederate two urinals away (the middle urinal had the sign), or

(3) the end urinal with no confederate nearby (both of the other urinals had signs).

An experimenter in a stall measured the time it took for the participant to begin urination and the length of time he urinated. Participants were never informed that they were participating in a research study. The researchers found that the participants in the condition with the confederate at the urinal next to them took longer to begin urination and urinated for a shorter duration than the other two conditions, indicating that invasion of personal space affects physiological behaviors.

Your task, as a group is to play the role of the IRB in deciding whether you would have supported the approval of this study. We will answer a couple of the criteria as a class and then each group will answer half of the criteria and we will together decide whether this study should have been approved.

Researcher minimizes unnecessary risk (CLASS).

Risk in the study is justified by potential benefits (GROUP 1).

The selection of participants is fair and appropriate (GROUP 2).

An informed consent process is included and documented (GROUP 1).

Collection of data is monitored to ensure the safety of the participants (GROUP 2).

Privacy and confidentiality of the participants are protected (GROUP 1).

Special groups of participants are protected (GROUP 2).

A study using deception has a documented process for debriefing (CLASS).

Based on our class and group discussion, if you were an IRB, would you have approved this study? Why or why not? ( Please be detailed)

Beginning with a definition of communication, both verbal and nonverbal, discuss ways in which certain communication behaviors can lead to more intimacy, satisfaction, and happiness in a marriage. Give examples of these strategies (behaviors) in action.

In what real life research situations would you use a z-score? t-score?

when would we know the population standard deviation? When would we not know the population standard deviation?

How do the learning theories explain development?

Evaluate the counselor's educational and preventative efforts to address the wellness of the selected clinical population.

Does the organization, for example, provide public service announcements, screenings for depression, et cetera, to promote mental health literacy?

Is there evidence that these efforts are successful? Evaluate how well the organizational practices align with the Movement of Global Mental Health with respect to providing equitable mental health services.

We have all had visits at medical facilities or heard stories of visits wherein the staff were standoffish, rude or seemingly unfriendly. Have you ever thought that this was because the healthcare professional was “impaired”?

Define the term “impaired professional”.

What are some risks to “professional competence” and “performance”?

Discuss several examples of physical impairment. Do you think any of these examples affected your medical treatment when you were presented with an “impaired professional”?

(Risk management)

a. How would you describe the advantages and disadvantages of prenatal testing for DS?

b. What information do you think would be helpful to share with families?

c. What are your reactions to reading the brochure for the Down Syndrome Program at Children’s Hospital? Do you think that the program is providing families with the knowledge and support they need?

a.     What role do self-advocacy programs play in shaping the experience of individuals with DS?

b.     What impact do self-advocacy programs have on societal beliefs and expectations?

c.     What impact do programs, like Best Buddies or Special Olympics, have on children with DS and children without DS?

Please create a contingency diagram for the following situation:

There is a pigeon in an operant chamber. He finds a shiny metal thing and pecks it. When the pigeon pecks it, a food pellet comes out of the wall of the chamber which the pigeon eats. The pigeon continues pecking the shiny metal thing more and more.

What are some specific ways in which cultural differences influence the ways students approach learning tasks? Are these evident in the classroom?

why has police violence and brutality continued in America? (2 paragraphs)

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