Belmont Report UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the Belmont Report? What are the 3 basic principles? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Ethical principles and guidelines for research involving human subjects
Basic Principles:
1) Respect for persons
2) Beneficence
3) Justice
Who developed the Belmont report? - CORRECT ANSWER - National Commission for
the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research
The National Commission came to be since 'National Research Act' was signed into law
What prompted the development of the Belmont report? - CORRECT ANSWER - Syphilis
study at Tskegee
The study used disadvantaged, rural black men to study the untreated course of a disease that is
not confined to that population.
These subjects were deprived of effective treatment in order to not interrupt the project, long
after treatment became generally available
What are the principles behind 'Respect for Persons'? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Individuals should be treated as autonomous agents
* Demands that subjects enter into research voluntarily and with adequate information
Persons with diminished autonomy are entitled to protection
, What are the principles behind 'Beneficence'? - CORRECT ANSWER - *Do not harm
*Maximize possible benefits and minimize possible harm
What are the principles behind 'Justice'? (3) - CORRECT ANSWER - *Who should bear
the burden of participating vs. who should receive the benefits
*Research should not unduly involve persons from groups unlikely to be among the beneficiary
of subsequent applications of the research
Whenever research is being supported by public funds leads to development of therapeutic
devices and procedures, what does the principles of justice dictate? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The therapeutic devices and procedures must not provide advantages only to
those who can afford them
How does the Belmont Report's 'Principle of Respect for Persons' apply to research? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Informed Consent
How does the Belmont Report's 'Principles of Beneficence' apply to research? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Risks vs. Benefits Assessments
How does the Belmont Report's 'Principles of Justice' apply to research? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Selection of subjects
According to the Belmont's Report, what 3 things do the Informed Consent form ensure? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Information
2) Comprehension
3) Volunteeriness
What are the 4 conditions under which 'Incomplete Disclosure' is allowed? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) It is truly necessary to accomplish the goals of research
2) There are not undisclosed risks to subjects that are more than minimal
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the Belmont Report? What are the 3 basic principles? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Ethical principles and guidelines for research involving human subjects
Basic Principles:
1) Respect for persons
2) Beneficence
3) Justice
Who developed the Belmont report? - CORRECT ANSWER - National Commission for
the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research
The National Commission came to be since 'National Research Act' was signed into law
What prompted the development of the Belmont report? - CORRECT ANSWER - Syphilis
study at Tskegee
The study used disadvantaged, rural black men to study the untreated course of a disease that is
not confined to that population.
These subjects were deprived of effective treatment in order to not interrupt the project, long
after treatment became generally available
What are the principles behind 'Respect for Persons'? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Individuals should be treated as autonomous agents
* Demands that subjects enter into research voluntarily and with adequate information
Persons with diminished autonomy are entitled to protection
, What are the principles behind 'Beneficence'? - CORRECT ANSWER - *Do not harm
*Maximize possible benefits and minimize possible harm
What are the principles behind 'Justice'? (3) - CORRECT ANSWER - *Who should bear
the burden of participating vs. who should receive the benefits
*Research should not unduly involve persons from groups unlikely to be among the beneficiary
of subsequent applications of the research
Whenever research is being supported by public funds leads to development of therapeutic
devices and procedures, what does the principles of justice dictate? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The therapeutic devices and procedures must not provide advantages only to
those who can afford them
How does the Belmont Report's 'Principle of Respect for Persons' apply to research? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Informed Consent
How does the Belmont Report's 'Principles of Beneficence' apply to research? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Risks vs. Benefits Assessments
How does the Belmont Report's 'Principles of Justice' apply to research? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Selection of subjects
According to the Belmont's Report, what 3 things do the Informed Consent form ensure? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Information
2) Comprehension
3) Volunteeriness
What are the 4 conditions under which 'Incomplete Disclosure' is allowed? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) It is truly necessary to accomplish the goals of research
2) There are not undisclosed risks to subjects that are more than minimal
