Marianne is submitting an IRB application for a study examining the effect of sleep deprivation on altruistic behavior in college students. Her study involves keeping participants in a sleep laboratory overnight and potentially depriving them of a full night's rest depending on the experimental condition that the participant is assigned to. Marianne should expect the IRB to:
A) assign her application to a review by the full committee.
B) exempt her application from review.
C) expedite her application.
D) reject her application.

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Because Marianne's study involves potentially depriving participants of a full night's rest, it poses more than minimal risk to the participants. This means that the IRB will need to conduct a full review of her application, and it will be assigned to the full committee.

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