Given the volume of social science (sic) research, and the fact that the members of IRB's are (mostly) human, it is inevitable that there will be some weird outcomes. Does anyone have any actual data on the incidence of these 'inappropriate' outcomes? In other words, do we have a systemic problem, or merely the variability of human behavior?
On Mar 7, 2013, at 7:47 AM, Christopher Green wrote: > And then the disabilities accommodation committee insisted that the font > needed to be larger to assist the vision impaired, and then... And so it goes. > > Chris > ....... > Christopher D Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M6C 1G4 > > [email protected] > http://www.yorku.ca/christo > > On 2013-03-07, at 6:34 AM, "Lilienfeld, Scott O" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My favorite recent story about IOD (IRB Overreach Disorder): >> >> Last year, Emory's IRB informed one of our psychology graduate students that >> she needed to change the font on her participant recruitment sheet because >> it was too large, and hence too "coercive" to potential participants. >> >> ..Scott >> >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: Mike Wiliams [[email protected]] >> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 12:53 AM >> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >> Subject: [tips] AAUP recommends more researcher autonomy in IRB reform | >> Inside Higher Ed >> >> This will have no impact since investigators are not represented in >> AAHRPP or PRIMR. These organizations are sustained by more and more >> regulations. They ignore the interests of investigators and essentially >> treat investigators like they are all intent on harming subjects. It is >> a real "them vs us" attitude and there is essentially no check on their >> behavior. If there is one thing that the Republicans got right is that >> when you create regulations, you great and industry and special interest >> that feeds off supporting them. >> >> http://www.primr.org/ >> >> http://www.aahrpp.org/ >> >> Mike Williams >> >> On 3/7/13 12:00 AM, Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) digest >> wrote: >>> Subject: AAUP recommends more researcher autonomy in IRB reform | Inside >>> Higher Ed >>> From: Christopher Green<[email protected]> >>> Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 09:02:04 -0500 >>> X-Message-Number: 1 >>> >>> A very interesting development in the history of the IRB. >>> http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/06/aaup-recommends-more-researcher-autonomy-irb-reform >>> >>> Chris >>> --- >>> Christopher D. Green >>> Department of Psychology >>> York University >>> Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 >>> Canada >>> >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ >> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13509.d0999cebc8f4ed4eb54d5317367e9b2f&n=T&l=tips&o=24167 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-24167-13509.d0999cebc8f4ed4eb54d5317367e9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> ________________________________ >> >> This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of >> the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged >> information. If the reader of this message is not the intended >> recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution >> or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly >> prohibited. >> >> If you have received this message in error, please contact >> the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the >> original message (including attachments). >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o=24172 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-24172-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13438.3b5166ef147b143fedd04b1c4a64900b&n=T&l=tips&o=24178 > or send a blank email to > leave-24178-13438.3b5166ef147b143fedd04b1c4a649...@fsulist.frostburg.edu Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=24181 or send a blank email to leave-24181-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
