Center for Behavioral Decision Research

CBDR : Information for Researchers : Ethical Research and Regulatory Compliance

Carnegie Mellon IRB
Human Participant Protection Education for Research Teams
Additional Reading

Carnegie Mellon IRB

	Carnegie Mellon's Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a function of the Regulatory Compliance Administration located in Warner Hall. Their main website is here:
		http://www.cmu.edu/provost/spon-res/compliance/hs.htm

	Important Contact information:
		412-268-1901 - phone
		412-268-6279 - fax

		irb-review@andrew.cmu.edu

		Regulatory Compliance Administration Warner Hall, Room 414 Drop Off/Pickup Times: 8:00am-5:00pm

Human Participant Protection Education for Research Teams

	If you are conducting human subjects research using any federal funds, the experimenters (Primary Investigator and RA's) are required to complete human subjects training.

	This web-course satisfies that requirement, and only takes about an hour or less to complete. The course covers:
		- History - Human Participation Basics - Informed Consent - IRB Review - Ongoing Protections - International Research

	Upon completion, the website produces a certificate that can be printed out and kept on file.

Additional Reading

	A number of articles have been published concerning the application of ethical standards to behavioral research. The investigator can become acquainted with this literature beginning with this short list of articles:

		American Psychological Association (1992). Ethical standards of psychologists and code of conduct. American Psychologist, 47, 1597-1611. American Psychological Association (1982). Ethical principles in the conduct of research with human participants. Washington, D.C. Benne, K.D. (1965). The social responsibilities of the behavioral scientist. Journal of Social Issues, 21 (whole). Cook, S. (1971). Proposed ethical standards for psychological research with humans. APA Monitor, 2. King, A. J., & Spector, A. J. (1963). Ethical and legal aspects of survey research. American Psychologist, 18, 204 - 208. Messick, S. (1965). Personality measurement and the ethics of assessment. American Psychologist, 20, 136 - 142.