Actual Questions & Answers (A+ Guide
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Which of the following is an example of how the principle of beneficence can be applied to a
study employing human subjects? -
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Determining that the study has a maximization of benefits and a minimization of risks.
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Which of the following are the three principles discussed in the Belmont Report? -
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Respect for Persons, Beneficence, Justice
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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:
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Persons with diminished autonomy are entitled to protection.
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According to the authors, there are four common abuses that historically are described as
giving rise to vulnerability. Which response below contains the correct four? -
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Physical control, coercion, undue influence, and manipulation
Quiz____?
When an IRB is reviewing a research study and they are considering if a potential subject
population is vulnerable, they should consider: -
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Is there a power differential between researchers and subjects?
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Subjects with a serious illness may be at risk for exploitation because they may be desperate
for a possible cure. This is an example of: -
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Medical vulnerability
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The NBAC looks at characteristics individuals might have that would prevent them from
being able to provide voluntary informed consent. The traits may be thought of as falling
into six broad areas: cognitive or communicative, institutional, deferential, medical,
economic, and social. Prospective research subjects who are not able to comprehend
information, deliberate, and make decisions about participation in a proposed research study
have a: -
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Cognitive or communicative vulnerability
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Which is an example of a situation where deferential vulnerability might be a factor? -
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