Ken- We wouldn't approve- at least not if I'm reading what you said correctly. It reeks, imho, of the potential for the students to claim it was required or they felt there was pressure to participate. (It sounds a lot like the kind of situation that the research into whether it was voluntary warned about as a worst case, if I'm remembering correctly). It might depend on whether it was demonstrations (like a lab- which could have other problems if not stated in the catalog) or data collection though. I'd either ask for a LOT of explanation/openness or I'd have to vote no. :) Tim Shearon
________________________________________________ Albertson College of Idaho Department of Psychology Caldwell, ID 83605 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Ken Steele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 8:31 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] IRB-type question: Recruiting current students I am curious how tips folks would react to the following situation. We have a typical subject pool available from our introductory psych course. However, a faculty member wants to recruit only current students in classes taught by that faculty member. The reasons for this procedure remain ambiguous. My view is that this seems akin to a "dual relationship" situation and should be avoided. But I am unclear whether this would be an actual violation of ethical guidelines such that an IRB would not approve the procedure. What do you think? Ken --------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 USA --------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
