CITI Certification Exam Study
Guide – Practice Questions
with Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update.
A census is a regularly-occurring and official count of a particular population.
Census data available at the United States Census Bureau website are an
example of: - Ans✔✔-Public information
A researcher is interested in assessing risk-taking by individuals. The researcher
is sitting on a bench near a busy four-way stop intersection. She plans on
recording the number of bike riders wearing a safety helmet and whether they
stop at the intersection before proceeding in order to correlate use of safety
apparel with risk-taking. This collection of information is an example of: -
Ans✔✔-Public behavior
A medical record is an example of: - Ans✔✔-private information
According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets the
definition of research with human subjects? - Ans✔✔-A study of twenty 4th
grade classrooms in which researchers ask the schools to systematically vary
,the time of day reading is taught, and collect weekly assessments of reading
comprehension for each child over a three-month period.
According to the federal regulations, human subjects are living individuals
about whom an investigator conducting research obtains information through
interaction or intervention with the individual, and uses, studies, or analyzes
the information; or: - Ans✔✔-Obtains, uses, studies, analyzes, or generates
identifiable private information.
In addition to pregnant women, fetuses, and neonates, another subpart of the
HHS regulations provides additional protections for which of the following
vulnerable populations? - Ans✔✔-prisoners
According to the federal regulations, research is eligible for exemption, if: -
Ans✔✔-The research falls into one of eight categories of research activity
described in the regulations.
Which of the following statements about the relationship between an
institution and the institution's IRB(s) is correct? - Ans✔✔-Officials of the
institution may overrule an IRB approval.
Continuing review of an approved and ongoing study posing more than
minimal risk that was initially approved by a convened IRB: - Ans✔✔-Must
occur within 12 months of the approval date.
According to federal regulations, the expedited review process may be used
when the study procedures pose: - Ans✔✔-No more than minimal risk and the
research activities fall within regulatory categories identified as eligible.
, A researcher wishes to study generational differences in coping mechanisms
among adults who experienced abuse as children. Adequate measures will be
instituted to obtain informed consent and ensure that there is no breach of
confidentiality. The most likely additional risk is that some subjects may: -
Ans✔✔-Experience emotional or psychological distress.
Identify the example of when situation and time are key to assessing risk of
harm in a research study: - Ans✔✔-Asking women if they have had an abortion
The primary purpose of a Certificate of Confidentiality is to: - Ans✔✔-Protect
identifiable research information from compelled disclosure.
A researcher wants to do a web-based survey of college students to collect
information about their sexual behavior and drug use. Direct identifiers will not
be collected; however, IP addresses may be present in the data set. Risk of
harm should be evaluated by: - Ans✔✔-Both the magnitude (or severity) and
the probability (or likelihood) of harm.
If disclosure of a subject's involvement in a specific research study can be
potentially harmful to the subject, and the consent form is the only record
linking the subject to the research, which of the following would be most
helpful: - Ans✔✔-Obtain a waiver of documentation of informed consent.
A therapist at a free university clinic treats elementary school children with
behavior problems who are referred by a social service agency. She is also a
doctoral candidate who proposes using data she has and will collect about the
children for a case-based research project. Which of the following statements
about parental permission is correct? - Ans✔✔-The parents of the children
might feel pressure to give permission to the therapist to use their children's
data so that she will continue to provide services to their children.
Guide – Practice Questions
with Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update.
A census is a regularly-occurring and official count of a particular population.
Census data available at the United States Census Bureau website are an
example of: - Ans✔✔-Public information
A researcher is interested in assessing risk-taking by individuals. The researcher
is sitting on a bench near a busy four-way stop intersection. She plans on
recording the number of bike riders wearing a safety helmet and whether they
stop at the intersection before proceeding in order to correlate use of safety
apparel with risk-taking. This collection of information is an example of: -
Ans✔✔-Public behavior
A medical record is an example of: - Ans✔✔-private information
According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets the
definition of research with human subjects? - Ans✔✔-A study of twenty 4th
grade classrooms in which researchers ask the schools to systematically vary
,the time of day reading is taught, and collect weekly assessments of reading
comprehension for each child over a three-month period.
According to the federal regulations, human subjects are living individuals
about whom an investigator conducting research obtains information through
interaction or intervention with the individual, and uses, studies, or analyzes
the information; or: - Ans✔✔-Obtains, uses, studies, analyzes, or generates
identifiable private information.
In addition to pregnant women, fetuses, and neonates, another subpart of the
HHS regulations provides additional protections for which of the following
vulnerable populations? - Ans✔✔-prisoners
According to the federal regulations, research is eligible for exemption, if: -
Ans✔✔-The research falls into one of eight categories of research activity
described in the regulations.
Which of the following statements about the relationship between an
institution and the institution's IRB(s) is correct? - Ans✔✔-Officials of the
institution may overrule an IRB approval.
Continuing review of an approved and ongoing study posing more than
minimal risk that was initially approved by a convened IRB: - Ans✔✔-Must
occur within 12 months of the approval date.
According to federal regulations, the expedited review process may be used
when the study procedures pose: - Ans✔✔-No more than minimal risk and the
research activities fall within regulatory categories identified as eligible.
, A researcher wishes to study generational differences in coping mechanisms
among adults who experienced abuse as children. Adequate measures will be
instituted to obtain informed consent and ensure that there is no breach of
confidentiality. The most likely additional risk is that some subjects may: -
Ans✔✔-Experience emotional or psychological distress.
Identify the example of when situation and time are key to assessing risk of
harm in a research study: - Ans✔✔-Asking women if they have had an abortion
The primary purpose of a Certificate of Confidentiality is to: - Ans✔✔-Protect
identifiable research information from compelled disclosure.
A researcher wants to do a web-based survey of college students to collect
information about their sexual behavior and drug use. Direct identifiers will not
be collected; however, IP addresses may be present in the data set. Risk of
harm should be evaluated by: - Ans✔✔-Both the magnitude (or severity) and
the probability (or likelihood) of harm.
If disclosure of a subject's involvement in a specific research study can be
potentially harmful to the subject, and the consent form is the only record
linking the subject to the research, which of the following would be most
helpful: - Ans✔✔-Obtain a waiver of documentation of informed consent.
A therapist at a free university clinic treats elementary school children with
behavior problems who are referred by a social service agency. She is also a
doctoral candidate who proposes using data she has and will collect about the
children for a case-based research project. Which of the following statements
about parental permission is correct? - Ans✔✔-The parents of the children
might feel pressure to give permission to the therapist to use their children's
data so that she will continue to provide services to their children.
