CITI TRAINING, MODULES 1-24
(BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH)
COMPREHENSIVE Q&A 2026
A researcher is conducting a written survey about people's attitudes toward
walking as an exercise option at the local shopping mall that supports a walking
program. The survey is anonymous (without codes, names, or other information)
and subjects may complete the survey and place it in a box at the shopping mall
exits. Which of the following is the most important issue that the researcher
addressed in planning the research?
A. Possibility of emotional distress for subjects from the questions themselves
B. Data analysis from a large sample size
C. Confidentiality of the individual subject's responses
D. Recruitment of subjects to ensure varied characteristics of the sample size -
correct-answer - C. Confidentiality of the individual subject's responses
,A researcher wants to invite therapists to participate in small focus groups to
discuss their perceptions regarding "troubled" adolescent girls and the
relationships they have with their parents. Specific clients of the therapists will
not be discussed. Which of the following will be the most important issue for the
researcher to consider when planning the research?
A. Amount of compensation for the subject's (therapist's) time
B. Emotional distress from discussing the topic
C. Recruiting strategies to ensure quick enrollment and completion of the
research
D. Breach of confidentiality from the focus group subjects (therapists) - correct-
answer - D. Breach of confidentiality from the focus group subjects (therapists)
Which of the following most accurately describes the risks associated with SBR?
A. Less predictable, more variable, and less treatable than physical harms
B. More likely to be treatable by researchers than physical harms
C. Less serious and more frequent than physical harms
D. Shorter in duration and less frequent than physical harms - correct-answer - A.
Less predictable, more variable, and less treatable than physical harms
,Which of the following is considered a SBR data collection method?
A. Blood draws
B. Interviews
C. Hearing/audiological screenings
D. Physical exams - correct-answer - B. Interviews
An investigator obtains consent and HIPAA authorization from subjects to review
their medical records and HIV status. He plans to go back to the medical record,
so the HIV status information is stored along with subject identifiers in a database
that he keeps on his laptop computer. His laptop is stolen. This incident
constitutes:
A. A FERPA violation
B. An invasion of privacy
C. A breach of confidentiality
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - correct-answer - C. A breach of confidentiality
, A researcher wants to conduct a secondary analysis using a Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) database that was collected by the agency solely for
surveillance purposes from 1996-2006. The researcher did not participate in the
initial collection of the data. The database is publicly available. The database does
not include any identifiers. The IRB makes a determination that the individuals
whose records will be reviewed do not meet the federal definition of human
subjects.
Which of the following considerations was relevant to the IRB's determination
that this activity does not constitute research with human subjects?
A. The researcher will not be interacting/intervening with subjects and the data
has no identifiers.
B. The data was collected between 1996-2006.
C. The database reflects data collected originally for surveillance purposes.
D. The CDC is a federal agency. - correct-answer - A. The researcher will not be
interacting/intervening with subjects and the data has no identifiers.
(BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH)
COMPREHENSIVE Q&A 2026
A researcher is conducting a written survey about people's attitudes toward
walking as an exercise option at the local shopping mall that supports a walking
program. The survey is anonymous (without codes, names, or other information)
and subjects may complete the survey and place it in a box at the shopping mall
exits. Which of the following is the most important issue that the researcher
addressed in planning the research?
A. Possibility of emotional distress for subjects from the questions themselves
B. Data analysis from a large sample size
C. Confidentiality of the individual subject's responses
D. Recruitment of subjects to ensure varied characteristics of the sample size -
correct-answer - C. Confidentiality of the individual subject's responses
,A researcher wants to invite therapists to participate in small focus groups to
discuss their perceptions regarding "troubled" adolescent girls and the
relationships they have with their parents. Specific clients of the therapists will
not be discussed. Which of the following will be the most important issue for the
researcher to consider when planning the research?
A. Amount of compensation for the subject's (therapist's) time
B. Emotional distress from discussing the topic
C. Recruiting strategies to ensure quick enrollment and completion of the
research
D. Breach of confidentiality from the focus group subjects (therapists) - correct-
answer - D. Breach of confidentiality from the focus group subjects (therapists)
Which of the following most accurately describes the risks associated with SBR?
A. Less predictable, more variable, and less treatable than physical harms
B. More likely to be treatable by researchers than physical harms
C. Less serious and more frequent than physical harms
D. Shorter in duration and less frequent than physical harms - correct-answer - A.
Less predictable, more variable, and less treatable than physical harms
,Which of the following is considered a SBR data collection method?
A. Blood draws
B. Interviews
C. Hearing/audiological screenings
D. Physical exams - correct-answer - B. Interviews
An investigator obtains consent and HIPAA authorization from subjects to review
their medical records and HIV status. He plans to go back to the medical record,
so the HIV status information is stored along with subject identifiers in a database
that he keeps on his laptop computer. His laptop is stolen. This incident
constitutes:
A. A FERPA violation
B. An invasion of privacy
C. A breach of confidentiality
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - correct-answer - C. A breach of confidentiality
, A researcher wants to conduct a secondary analysis using a Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) database that was collected by the agency solely for
surveillance purposes from 1996-2006. The researcher did not participate in the
initial collection of the data. The database is publicly available. The database does
not include any identifiers. The IRB makes a determination that the individuals
whose records will be reviewed do not meet the federal definition of human
subjects.
Which of the following considerations was relevant to the IRB's determination
that this activity does not constitute research with human subjects?
A. The researcher will not be interacting/intervening with subjects and the data
has no identifiers.
B. The data was collected between 1996-2006.
C. The database reflects data collected originally for surveillance purposes.
D. The CDC is a federal agency. - correct-answer - A. The researcher will not be
interacting/intervening with subjects and the data has no identifiers.
