CITI Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)- Test
Questions and Answers
Which of the following is true about hypothesis-free research? Correct Ans-It should
normally be disclosed because the practice can introduce bias into a study.
Institutional policies on tenure and promotion can contribute to reproducibility problems by:
Correct Ans-Encouraging researchers to publish a high number of low quality articles.
Which of the following is most likely to help the journal publication process mitigate
reproducibility problems? Correct Ans-Moving away from a review process that favors the
publication of positive results.
The publication of short methods sections: Correct Ans-Can contribute to reproducibility
problems because important details about materials and procedures are likely to have been
omitted.
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking to increase research reproducibility by:
Correct Ans-Implementing a grant review process that evaluates various factors such as
the rigor of the research premise and study design.
A Type I error, or a false positive, refers to a situation when: Correct Ans-Results are found
to be statistically significant, but they are actually due to chance
Questions and Answers
Which of the following is true about hypothesis-free research? Correct Ans-It should
normally be disclosed because the practice can introduce bias into a study.
Institutional policies on tenure and promotion can contribute to reproducibility problems by:
Correct Ans-Encouraging researchers to publish a high number of low quality articles.
Which of the following is most likely to help the journal publication process mitigate
reproducibility problems? Correct Ans-Moving away from a review process that favors the
publication of positive results.
The publication of short methods sections: Correct Ans-Can contribute to reproducibility
problems because important details about materials and procedures are likely to have been
omitted.
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking to increase research reproducibility by:
Correct Ans-Implementing a grant review process that evaluates various factors such as
the rigor of the research premise and study design.
A Type I error, or a false positive, refers to a situation when: Correct Ans-Results are found
to be statistically significant, but they are actually due to chance
