2. A social psychologist plans to hand out surveys in her 300-level undergraduat

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2. A social psychologist plans to hand out surveys in her 300-level undergraduate class. The survey asks about students' study habits. The psychologist does not ask the students to put their names on the survey; instead, students will put completed surveys into a large box at the back of the room. Because of the low risk involved in participation and the anonymous nature of the survey, the researcher requests to be exempted from formal informed consent procedures. What ethical concerns exist for this study? What questions might an IRB ask?

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This study does not involved any Interaction, it is just an observational study . So it can be excluded from inform consent procedure but it need to apply to Institutional review board which will ask question , and if satisfied will grant exclusion.

Ethical concerns for this study include the storage of data after the study , how anonymity can be ensured , and why informed consent is not practical or necessary or how it can impact result. Question regarding all these can be asked by IRB.

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