DISCOVERY LAB EXAM #3 QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What are the four ethical principles presented in the Belmont Report? - ANSWER-
autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice
Why is failing to report all data a problem? - ANSWER-negative results are scientifically
as important to report and it can be misleading.
What office oversees most of the programs that regulate research misconduct at CU
Boulder? - ANSWER-RCR- responsible conduct of research
peer review - ANSWER-requires that reviewers produce a thorough and objective
review of the paper. They read a paper to make sure its methods are reasonable and its
reasoning is logical.
Impact factor - ANSWER-measures the ratio of citations received over a two-year
window to the number of "citable" articles published in that same window. Any journal
with an impact factor of at least 1 is decent and 10 is outstanding.
Retraction - ANSWER-A withdrawal of a paper because the data could not be validated
Google scholar - ANSWER-provides an h-index score for both journals and authors.
Web of Science - ANSWER-only index papers that have been published in journals that
they consider worthy of representation. A reasonable signal for legitimacy.
PubMed - ANSWER-to check for a retraction or correction before staking too much on
the results of a scientific paper. (Database)
predatory journals - ANSWER-fake journals have arisen that cater to academics' needs
to publish their work. Publishers make the work free online but charge authors a fee to
publish their work.
conflict of interest - ANSWER-discloses any such financial relationship be it in the form
of corporate research funding, a stake in a related company, or consulting agreements.
falsification - ANSWER-involves manipulation of research materials, equipment or
processes, or changing or omitting data/results such that the research is not accurately
represented in the research record.
RIO - ANSWER-Research & Innovation office: protects the integrity of research. They
also coordinate efforts to ensure ethical collaboration with pharmaceutical companies,
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What are the four ethical principles presented in the Belmont Report? - ANSWER-
autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice
Why is failing to report all data a problem? - ANSWER-negative results are scientifically
as important to report and it can be misleading.
What office oversees most of the programs that regulate research misconduct at CU
Boulder? - ANSWER-RCR- responsible conduct of research
peer review - ANSWER-requires that reviewers produce a thorough and objective
review of the paper. They read a paper to make sure its methods are reasonable and its
reasoning is logical.
Impact factor - ANSWER-measures the ratio of citations received over a two-year
window to the number of "citable" articles published in that same window. Any journal
with an impact factor of at least 1 is decent and 10 is outstanding.
Retraction - ANSWER-A withdrawal of a paper because the data could not be validated
Google scholar - ANSWER-provides an h-index score for both journals and authors.
Web of Science - ANSWER-only index papers that have been published in journals that
they consider worthy of representation. A reasonable signal for legitimacy.
PubMed - ANSWER-to check for a retraction or correction before staking too much on
the results of a scientific paper. (Database)
predatory journals - ANSWER-fake journals have arisen that cater to academics' needs
to publish their work. Publishers make the work free online but charge authors a fee to
publish their work.
conflict of interest - ANSWER-discloses any such financial relationship be it in the form
of corporate research funding, a stake in a related company, or consulting agreements.
falsification - ANSWER-involves manipulation of research materials, equipment or
processes, or changing or omitting data/results such that the research is not accurately
represented in the research record.
RIO - ANSWER-Research & Innovation office: protects the integrity of research. They
also coordinate efforts to ensure ethical collaboration with pharmaceutical companies,
