TCPS Ethics UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Participation in research is a choice, based on information about the risks and potential
benefits of the research. - CORRECT ANSWER- A1-1. Which one of the following
statements reflects the TCPS 2 core principle of Respect for Persons?
- Participation in research is a choice, based on information about the risks and potential
benefits of the research.
- Research should be designed so as to avoid exposing participants to unnecessary risks.
- Research studies should be designed so that the burdens and the potential benefits of the
research are distributed fairly.
- A graduate student at an eligible Canadian college conducting self-funded research on
political protest groups by interviewing members of those groups.
- A professor at an eligible Canadian university who is conducting research in Brazil on
educational initiatives involving Indigenous Peoples.
- A researcher at an eligible academic institution conducts research within that institution that
is funded by their department, not the Agencies;
- A master's student at an eligible institution conducts their research with street youth, not on
the premises of the institution; - CORRECT ANSWER- A1-2. Which of the following
researchers must follow the TCPS 2 (select all that apply)?
- A graduate student at an eligible Canadian college conducting self-funded research on
political protest groups by interviewing members of those groups.
- A professor at an eligible Canadian university who is conducting research in Brazil on
educational initiatives involving Indigenous Peoples.
- An independent researcher hired by a private company to conduct research on consumer
brand loyalties.
- A researcher at an eligible academic institution conducts research within that institution that
is funded by their department, not the Agencies;
- A master's student at an eligible institution conducts their research with street youth, not on
the premises of the institution;
- A graduate student at an eligible Canadian university who has a grant from NSERC to
conduct research on the link between climate change and the bee population.
- The researcher's institution may take action under the institution's policies.
, - SSHRC may take recourse that can range from a letter of awareness to a denial of eligibility
for funding, depending on the seriousness of the breach. - CORRECT ANSWER- A1-3. What
happens if a researcher with a SSHRC grant breaches the TCPS 2 when conducting their
research (select all that apply)?
- The TCPS 2 is a voluntary set of guidelines, so there are no consequences for a breach.
- The researcher's institution may take action under the institution's policies.
- SSHRC may take recourse that can range from a letter of awareness to a denial of eligibility
for funding, depending on the seriousness of the breach.
Respect for human dignity - CORRECT ANSWER- A1-4. What is the fundamental value
upon which the TCPS 2 is based?
- Do no harm.
- All persons are created equal.
- Respect for human dignity
- Autonomy
- Consult with colleagues, disciplinary associations, or lawyers, to determine how best to
resolve the conflict
- Anticipate potential conflicts and design research to avoid them, where possible. -
CORRECT ANSWER- A1-5. How should a researcher resolve a potential conflict between
ethics considerations and legal obligations (select all that apply)?
- Consult with colleagues, disciplinary associations, or lawyers, to determine how best to
resolve the conflict
- Fulfil the ethical obligations - they have more moral weight.
- Follow the law - it always takes precedence over ethics
- Anticipate potential conflicts and design research to avoid them, where possible.
- Professor A designs a pilot study to address that research question, and gets a small group of
individuals to take part in the study.
- Professor A revises the study based on their experience with the pilot study participants, and
administers the full study to a group of 100 participants. - CORRECT ANSWER- A2-1. The
TCPS 2 defines research as "an undertaking intended to extend knowledge through a
disciplined inquiry and/or systematic investigation". Which of the following activities fall
within this definition (select all that apply)?
- Professor A meets with colleagues in their department to discuss a research question of
interest to them, with a view to refining the question.
and CORRECT Answers
Participation in research is a choice, based on information about the risks and potential
benefits of the research. - CORRECT ANSWER- A1-1. Which one of the following
statements reflects the TCPS 2 core principle of Respect for Persons?
- Participation in research is a choice, based on information about the risks and potential
benefits of the research.
- Research should be designed so as to avoid exposing participants to unnecessary risks.
- Research studies should be designed so that the burdens and the potential benefits of the
research are distributed fairly.
- A graduate student at an eligible Canadian college conducting self-funded research on
political protest groups by interviewing members of those groups.
- A professor at an eligible Canadian university who is conducting research in Brazil on
educational initiatives involving Indigenous Peoples.
- A researcher at an eligible academic institution conducts research within that institution that
is funded by their department, not the Agencies;
- A master's student at an eligible institution conducts their research with street youth, not on
the premises of the institution; - CORRECT ANSWER- A1-2. Which of the following
researchers must follow the TCPS 2 (select all that apply)?
- A graduate student at an eligible Canadian college conducting self-funded research on
political protest groups by interviewing members of those groups.
- A professor at an eligible Canadian university who is conducting research in Brazil on
educational initiatives involving Indigenous Peoples.
- An independent researcher hired by a private company to conduct research on consumer
brand loyalties.
- A researcher at an eligible academic institution conducts research within that institution that
is funded by their department, not the Agencies;
- A master's student at an eligible institution conducts their research with street youth, not on
the premises of the institution;
- A graduate student at an eligible Canadian university who has a grant from NSERC to
conduct research on the link between climate change and the bee population.
- The researcher's institution may take action under the institution's policies.
, - SSHRC may take recourse that can range from a letter of awareness to a denial of eligibility
for funding, depending on the seriousness of the breach. - CORRECT ANSWER- A1-3. What
happens if a researcher with a SSHRC grant breaches the TCPS 2 when conducting their
research (select all that apply)?
- The TCPS 2 is a voluntary set of guidelines, so there are no consequences for a breach.
- The researcher's institution may take action under the institution's policies.
- SSHRC may take recourse that can range from a letter of awareness to a denial of eligibility
for funding, depending on the seriousness of the breach.
Respect for human dignity - CORRECT ANSWER- A1-4. What is the fundamental value
upon which the TCPS 2 is based?
- Do no harm.
- All persons are created equal.
- Respect for human dignity
- Autonomy
- Consult with colleagues, disciplinary associations, or lawyers, to determine how best to
resolve the conflict
- Anticipate potential conflicts and design research to avoid them, where possible. -
CORRECT ANSWER- A1-5. How should a researcher resolve a potential conflict between
ethics considerations and legal obligations (select all that apply)?
- Consult with colleagues, disciplinary associations, or lawyers, to determine how best to
resolve the conflict
- Fulfil the ethical obligations - they have more moral weight.
- Follow the law - it always takes precedence over ethics
- Anticipate potential conflicts and design research to avoid them, where possible.
- Professor A designs a pilot study to address that research question, and gets a small group of
individuals to take part in the study.
- Professor A revises the study based on their experience with the pilot study participants, and
administers the full study to a group of 100 participants. - CORRECT ANSWER- A2-1. The
TCPS 2 defines research as "an undertaking intended to extend knowledge through a
disciplined inquiry and/or systematic investigation". Which of the following activities fall
within this definition (select all that apply)?
- Professor A meets with colleagues in their department to discuss a research question of
interest to them, with a view to refining the question.
