You have been assigned the task of sitting on an Institutional review board (IRB) to consider the approval
or rejection of a research proposal that involves ethical issues. Before reading the proposal,
reviewhttps://fsw.instructure.com/courses/1099995/files/75788573/download?
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Research Study. After your review, read the proposal and answer the questions below.
Proposal
Tyrone wants to study the impact of watching sexually suggestive/explicit television on people’s attitudes
toward sex. He plans to test ninth graders because he believes they are still young enough to be highly
impressionable. He will solicit volunteers to come after school. Half will be assigned to watch one hour of
sexually explicit clips from a cable TV show while the other half will view an hour of clips from the same
show that deal with nonsexual topics. After watching the TV shows, all participants will fill out a
questionnaire about the attitudes toward sex.
Answer the following questions:
What additional information might you want to know about the study in order to decide whether or not it
should be approved?
What are the benefits that might result from this research? What are the potential harms?
As a member of the IRB review committee, would you approve this proposal? Why or why not?
This assignment is adopted from Allyson J. Weseley, EdD Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights, NY
Include an in-text citation (APA format) from the textbook or a peer-reviewed source to support your
conclusions.
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