Answer:b. american psychological association (apa) / institutional review board (irb)
Explanation:
American Psychological Association focuses on advancing Psychology as a science profession which is used to promote human education and welfare.
They do this by promoting growth of Psychology, improving research and setting professional standard for psychologist and how the knowledge is spread out
They also ensure that someone meet the required standards before they can be officially called psychologist, they ensure that the person has been acreditted by a recognised university.
The Institution Review Board is an administrative office that focuses on protecting the right of the participants or subjects who take part in human research projects.
They evaluate all that is involved for human participants to take part in that research
It aims to protect the rights , welfare and privacy of those human participants.
The IRB will either approve or disapprove a research or request for it to be adjusted in order to make it fit all the stipulated regulations on federal regulations and institutional policy. If anything is not in line and can jeopardize the life of the participants they will stop that research.