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CITI SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Which of the following is an example of how the principle of beneficence
can be applied to a study employing human subjects? - correct answer -
Determining that the study has a maximization of benefits and a
minimization of risks.
The Belmont Report's principle of respect for persons incorporates at least
two ethical convictions: first, that individuals should be treated as
autonomous agents, and second, that: - correct answer - Persons with
diminished autonomy are entitled to protection.
Which of the following are the three principles discussed in the Belmont
Report? - correct answer - Respect for Persons, Beneficence, Justice
A study was submitted to the IRB designed to evaluate the effect of
background noise on an individual's ability to concentrate and answer
questions. The IRB approved the study and consent form. The consent
form includes all the required information. The use of a consent form is an
example of the Belmont principle of: - correct answer - Respect for persons
A researcher submits a study to the IRB that proposes to evaluate a new
after-school on-line tutoring program for middle-school students in a local
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school district examining the effect on student grades. She proposes to
perform this assessment at the school that her children attend, because
she is familiar with the school district. Students may use either their
personal smartphone or computer to participate in the program. This study
might be determined to be violating which principle of the Belmont Report?
- correct answer - Justice
Which of the following is an example of how the principle of beneficence is
applied to a study involving human subjects? - correct answer - Ensuring
that risks are reasonable in relationship to anticipated benefits
Humphreys' collecting data for the Tearoom Trade study under the
pretense that he was a lookout is an example of a violation of the principle
of: - correct answer - Respect for persons
The researcher's failure to protect research subjects from deductive
disclosure of identity (that is, the re-identification of subjects by other
researchers) is the primary ethical violation in which of the following
studies? - correct answer - "Tastes, Ties, and Time (T3)" study
Which of the following studies is linked most directly to the establishment of
the National Research Act in 1974 and ultimately to the Belmont Report
and federal regulations for human subject protection? - correct answer -
PHS Tuskegee Study
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According to the Belmont Report, the requirement that the benefits and
burdens of the research are equitably distributed, expresses the principle
of: - correct answer - Justice
An example cited in the Belmont Report (The National Commission 1979)
stated that "During the 19th and early 20th centuries the burdens of serving
as research subjects fell largely upon poor ward patients, while the benefits
of improved medical care flowed primarily to private patients." This is an
example of a violation of which Belmont principle? - correct answer -
Justice
The Belmont principle of beneficence requires that: - correct answer - Risks
to subjects are reasonable in relation to anticipated benefits.
A medical record is an example of: - correct answer - Private information
According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets
the definition of research with human subjects? 1 - correct answer - An
experiment is proposed on the relationship between gender-related
stereotypes in math and the subsequent performance by males and
females on math tests.
A professor at Big State University is writing a biography about Bill Gates
and conducting oral histories with all of Bill Gates' friends, family members,
and business acquaintances. The researcher submits the research
CITI SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Which of the following is an example of how the principle of beneficence
can be applied to a study employing human subjects? - correct answer -
Determining that the study has a maximization of benefits and a
minimization of risks.
The Belmont Report's principle of respect for persons incorporates at least
two ethical convictions: first, that individuals should be treated as
autonomous agents, and second, that: - correct answer - Persons with
diminished autonomy are entitled to protection.
Which of the following are the three principles discussed in the Belmont
Report? - correct answer - Respect for Persons, Beneficence, Justice
A study was submitted to the IRB designed to evaluate the effect of
background noise on an individual's ability to concentrate and answer
questions. The IRB approved the study and consent form. The consent
form includes all the required information. The use of a consent form is an
example of the Belmont principle of: - correct answer - Respect for persons
A researcher submits a study to the IRB that proposes to evaluate a new
after-school on-line tutoring program for middle-school students in a local
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school district examining the effect on student grades. She proposes to
perform this assessment at the school that her children attend, because
she is familiar with the school district. Students may use either their
personal smartphone or computer to participate in the program. This study
might be determined to be violating which principle of the Belmont Report?
- correct answer - Justice
Which of the following is an example of how the principle of beneficence is
applied to a study involving human subjects? - correct answer - Ensuring
that risks are reasonable in relationship to anticipated benefits
Humphreys' collecting data for the Tearoom Trade study under the
pretense that he was a lookout is an example of a violation of the principle
of: - correct answer - Respect for persons
The researcher's failure to protect research subjects from deductive
disclosure of identity (that is, the re-identification of subjects by other
researchers) is the primary ethical violation in which of the following
studies? - correct answer - "Tastes, Ties, and Time (T3)" study
Which of the following studies is linked most directly to the establishment of
the National Research Act in 1974 and ultimately to the Belmont Report
and federal regulations for human subject protection? - correct answer -
PHS Tuskegee Study
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According to the Belmont Report, the requirement that the benefits and
burdens of the research are equitably distributed, expresses the principle
of: - correct answer - Justice
An example cited in the Belmont Report (The National Commission 1979)
stated that "During the 19th and early 20th centuries the burdens of serving
as research subjects fell largely upon poor ward patients, while the benefits
of improved medical care flowed primarily to private patients." This is an
example of a violation of which Belmont principle? - correct answer -
Justice
The Belmont principle of beneficence requires that: - correct answer - Risks
to subjects are reasonable in relation to anticipated benefits.
A medical record is an example of: - correct answer - Private information
According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets
the definition of research with human subjects? 1 - correct answer - An
experiment is proposed on the relationship between gender-related
stereotypes in math and the subsequent performance by males and
females on math tests.
A professor at Big State University is writing a biography about Bill Gates
and conducting oral histories with all of Bill Gates' friends, family members,
and business acquaintances. The researcher submits the research
