QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS,
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What is the most appropriate course of action for a trainee who has a problem with a
mentor? - CorreCt Answer: After trying to communicate directly with the mentor, the
trainee should seek advice from a senior person whom the trainee trusts.
Reviewers have a responsibility to promote ethical peer review by: - CorreCt Answers
-Preserving the confidentiality of the submission.
The main reason that grant proposal reviewers with a conflict of interest should remove
themselves from the review process is that: - CorreCt Answers -Their removal lessens
the chance that bias will affect the review process.
A reviewer's main responsibility is to: - CorreCt Answers -Behave professionally.
Which of the following statements is true regarding the responsibilities of a reviewer? -
CorreCt Answer: A reviewer's conflict of interest should be disclosed to the journal
editor or grant agency.
Which of the following is the most appropriate step to take if authors believe that their
manuscript was reviewed unfairly? - CorreCt Answer: The author can contact the
editor with their concerns.
Which type of inappropriate practice most likely occurred if a researcher takes credit for
someone else's idea and does not acknowledge the source? - CorreCt Answer:
Plagiarism
, Which type of research misconduct most likely occurred if someone intentionally
removes data points from the data set to generate a deceptive conclusion? - CorreCt
Answer: Falsification
Which of the following is true regarding research misconduct? - CorreCt Answer:
Federal funding agencies typically rely on an institution to make the initial response to
an allegation of research misconduct.
According to the U.S. Federal Research Misconduct Policy, falsification involves: -
CorreCt Answer- Manipulating research materials, equipment, or processes, or
changing or omitting data.
If a researcher creates the idea for a project and is not listed in the preferred author
order position on resulting publications, is this considered to be research misconduct
under federal policy? - CorreCt Answer: No; instead, it is a type of authorship
dispute.
The reuse of one's previously published material in a new journal article is most
appropriate if: - CorreCt Answers -The author informs all the relevant parties and
obtains permission to do so.
The primary way to determine whether an idea constitutes "common knowledge" is: -
CorreCt Answer- Whether there is an expectation that the readers and the author
would be very familiar with the material.
Unless the subject matter is considered common knowledge, citations are necessary
when writing about: - CorreCt Answers -Ideas, methodologies, or data from other
authors and also your own previously published ideas, methodologies, or data.
When authors summarize the work of others, they typically should: - CorreCt
Answers -Provide a condensed (shorter) version of the original material. Which of the