INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD

• Research Involving the Use of Human Research Participants at King's College
• Experimenter Guidelines for Using Human Research Participants
• Ethical Principles of Psychological Research
• King's College IRB Proposal Form

Experimenter Guidelines for Using Human Research Participants

These guidelines apply to all research involving the use of Human Research Participants at King's College. Following these guidelines carefully will help ensure that your participants are treated in ethical manner as well as benefit fully from their research experience. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Ann Yezerski. You may either call her at 208-5900 (EXT 5602) or e-mail her at annyezerski@kings.edu.

Ethical Principles of the American Psychological Association
Researchers using Human Research Participants are expected to know and follow the standards for professional conduct as outlined in the APA's Ethical Principles in the Conduct of Research with Human Participants . Of special concern are the issues involving informed consent, full disclosure, and confidentiality of the participant's responses. A brief synopsis of these principles is available from Dr. Yezerski. Researchers can find the complete ethical code for conducting research at web site of the American Psychological Association (http://www.apa.org).

Obtaining Approval to Use the Psychology Research Participant
Each experimenter must receive approval by submitting a “Use of Human Research Participants” application to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) in care of Dr. Yezerski, Chair, before he or she may recruit volunteer Research Participants.

This application contains questions regarding the nature and location of the research, the approximate number of participants the desires to recruit for his or her study, and other information pertinent for the Board to make an informed decision concerning the ethical nature of the planned research study. The completed application should be submitted to Dr. Yezerski. Typically, reviewed applications are returned to the experimenter within two weeks of submission. Studies approved by the IRB are then assigned a registration code number.

After the participant has either finished participating in your study or has terminated his or her involvement in the study, you must fully debrief the individual.