Which of the following bodies exists to prevent unethical research from being conducted at educational and medical institutions? a. quantitative research congress (qrc)b. informed consent panel (icp)c. code of ethics committee (cec)d. institutional review board (irb)

Option D

Explanation:

Institutional review board is also known as the independent ethics committee. This committee applies research ethics by reviewing the methods proposed for the research to know whether they are ethical or not.

This board is formally designed in order to reject or approve, review, monitor the behavioral research involving the human beings.

They then prevent any unethical practices which should not be carried out.

Institutional Review Board.

Explanation:

Research is mainly done for the human benefits. The unethical research includes the research that can harm the organisms and can break some scientific law.

The IRB (Institutional review board) looks into the matter of the research ethics and pays attention to the research proposal made by the scientists that do not break the ethics.  This board prevents the unethical practice in the research.

Thus, the correct answer is option (d).