CITI social and behavioral research 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? - 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: - ANSWER Persons with diminished autonomy are entitled to protection. Which of the following are the three principles discussed in the Belmont Report? - 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: - 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 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? - ANSWER Justice Which of the following is an example of how the principle of beneficence is applied to a study involving human subjects? - 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: - 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? - 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? - ANSWER PHS Tuskegee Study According to the Belmont Report, the requirement that the benefits and burdens of the research are equitably distributed, expresses the principle of: - 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? - ANSWER Justice The Belmont principle of beneficence requires that: - ANSWER Risks to subjects are reasonable in relation to anticipated benefits. A m