Question: According to the federal regulations, human subjects are living individuals about whom an investigator conducting research obtains information through interaction or intervention with the individual, and uses, studies, or analyzes the information; or:

Answer: Obtains, uses, studies, analyzes, or generates identifiable private information.

Question: A professor at Big State University is writing a biography about Bill Gates and conducting oral histories with all of Bill Gates’ friends, family members, and business acquaintances. The researcher submits the research proposal to the institution’s IRB. What action can he expect by the IRB?

Answer: The IRB will not review this study because it is not research as defined by the federal regulations.

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Answer: Public behaviour

Question: According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets the definition of research with human subjects?

Answer: A developmental psychologist videotapes interactions between groups of toddlers and their caregivers to determine which intervention methods most effectively manage aggression.

Question: According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets the definition of research with human subjects?

Answer: An experiment is proposed on the relationship between gender-related stereotypes in math and the subsequent performance by males and females on math tests.