Answer:B. The IRB will not review this study because it is not research as defined by the federal regulations.
Explanation: A biography is a detailed, in-depth writing about a person's life,his or experiences etc.
IRB(Institutional review board) is an administrative agency established to protect and guarantee the rights of human subjects who are to be engaged or are already engaged in a Research work, Institutional review board seeks to ensure that researches are carried out with utmost respect to the human subjects.
ACCORDING TO IRB RESEARCH IS DEFINED AS A SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATION, INCLUDING RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND EVALUATION, DESIGNED TO DEVELOP OR CONTRIBUTE TO GENERALIZATIONS KNOWLEDGE.