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CLINICAL RESEARCH RUTGERS PRACTICE 350+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025
Which of the following points toward the selection of key indicators that would
provide evidence for the success of the intervention?
A. Brainstorming
B. Concept mapping
C. PICOT
D. Practical questions - Answer: PICOT
Which of the following, related to the candidate question, will assist the researcher
in determining what is already known about the topic and what new information a
new study could contribute?
A. Meta-analysis
B. Literature review
C. Questionnaires
D. Concept mapping - Answer: Literature review
What database, developed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, can be
helpful for identifying the full extent of a research area and for narrowing the
scope of a research area?
A. PubMed
B. MedWatch
C. MeSh (Medical Subject Headings Database)
D. MEDLINE - Answer: MeSh (Medical Subject Headings Database)
All of the following are good sources of information that a researcher can use to
explore what his/her primary area of research interest is, EXCEPT:
A. Factsheets
B. Newspapers
C. Popular magazines
D. All of the above are good sources of information - Answer: All of the above are
good sources of information
A paragraph-length summary of an article, chapter, or book is known as a(n)?
A. Abstract
B. Summary
C. Review
D. Database - Answer: Abstract
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Health science abstracts usually provide a brief description of:
A.The study design
B.The study population
C.Key findings of the study
D.All of the above - Answer: All of the above
Which is an example of health abstract databases available from libraries via
subscription?
A. Embase
B. ISI Web of Science
C. MEDLINE
D. All of the above are examples of health abstract databases - Answer: All of the
above are examples of health abstract databases
Which of the following is the most important, publicly available, health science
database?
A. PsycINFO
B. ISI Web of Science
C. PubMed
D. CINAHL - Answer: PubMed
To look for a health science abstract in PubMed one can use all of the following
search methods EXCEPT:
A. Keywords
B. MeSH terms
C. Boolean operators
D. Reprise operators - Answer: Reprise operators
Which database is sponsored by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and
features only journals that have applied for inclusion and passed through a review
process?
A. LILACS
B. MEDLINE
C. SciELO
D. EBSCO - Answer: MEDLINE
Because many peer-reviewed journals are not included in the databases, especially
journals in languages other than English, which search engine may be helpful for
identifying additional relevant abstracts?
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A. SPORTDiscus
B. Ovid
C. Google Scholar
D. LexisNexis - Answer: Google Scholar
Critical reading involves asking a series of questions about what aspect of a study
in order to ascertain how well a particular study was designed, conducted,
interpreted, and reported and to assess how likely it is that the resulting paper
presents the truth about a particular research question in a particular population at a
particular place and time?
A. Internal validity
B. External validity
C. Specificity
D. Sensitivity - Answer: Internal validity
What type of research/study approach is used when data are newly collected and
analyzed?
A.Primary
B.Secondary
C.Tertiary
D.None of the above - Answer: Primary
What type of research/study approach is used when existing data are used and
analyzed?
A.Primary
B.Secondary
C.Tertiary
D.None of the above - Answer: Secondary
A study goal often includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A.Exposure
B.Direction
C.Disease
D.Population - Answer: Direction
The process of systematically and carefully investigating a subject in order to learn
or discover new information about the world is known as?
A. Epidemiology
B. Health
C. Research
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D. None of the above - Answer: Research
Health researchers examine all of the following factors that contribute to health
and to disease, illness, disability and death, EXCEPT:
A. Developmental
B. Socioeconomic
C. Biological
D. Environmental - Answer: Developmental
Population-based studies are typically conducted using:
A. Human subjects
B. Animals
C. Research facilities
D. None of the above - Answer: Human Subjects
Which is NOT an example of Laboratory research?
A. Compare tests of air quality in several metropolitan areas
B. Identify biological mechanisms for the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria
C. Use a food frequency questionnaire to examine dietary behaviors in a selected
population group
D. Develop a new vaccine - Answer: Use a food frequency questionnaire to
examine dietary behaviors in a selected population group
Which is NOT an example of population-based research?
A. Compare rates of acute lung diseases in several metropolitan areas and see
whether the rates of disease are correlated with local air quality
B. Determine whether survival following a breast cancer diagnosis is linked to the
presence of certain genes
C. Conduct a vaccine trial
D. Analyze biochemical composition of selected foods - Answer: Analyze
biochemical composition of selected foods
Population health research objectives may include:
A. Identifying and classifying new health problems.
B. Determining risk factors for disease
C. Evaluating the impact of health policies on health outcomes
D. All of the above - Answer: All of the above
Which is NOT a step in the research process?
A. Identify a study question
CLINICAL RESEARCH RUTGERS PRACTICE 350+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025
Which of the following points toward the selection of key indicators that would
provide evidence for the success of the intervention?
A. Brainstorming
B. Concept mapping
C. PICOT
D. Practical questions - Answer: PICOT
Which of the following, related to the candidate question, will assist the researcher
in determining what is already known about the topic and what new information a
new study could contribute?
A. Meta-analysis
B. Literature review
C. Questionnaires
D. Concept mapping - Answer: Literature review
What database, developed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, can be
helpful for identifying the full extent of a research area and for narrowing the
scope of a research area?
A. PubMed
B. MedWatch
C. MeSh (Medical Subject Headings Database)
D. MEDLINE - Answer: MeSh (Medical Subject Headings Database)
All of the following are good sources of information that a researcher can use to
explore what his/her primary area of research interest is, EXCEPT:
A. Factsheets
B. Newspapers
C. Popular magazines
D. All of the above are good sources of information - Answer: All of the above are
good sources of information
A paragraph-length summary of an article, chapter, or book is known as a(n)?
A. Abstract
B. Summary
C. Review
D. Database - Answer: Abstract
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Health science abstracts usually provide a brief description of:
A.The study design
B.The study population
C.Key findings of the study
D.All of the above - Answer: All of the above
Which is an example of health abstract databases available from libraries via
subscription?
A. Embase
B. ISI Web of Science
C. MEDLINE
D. All of the above are examples of health abstract databases - Answer: All of the
above are examples of health abstract databases
Which of the following is the most important, publicly available, health science
database?
A. PsycINFO
B. ISI Web of Science
C. PubMed
D. CINAHL - Answer: PubMed
To look for a health science abstract in PubMed one can use all of the following
search methods EXCEPT:
A. Keywords
B. MeSH terms
C. Boolean operators
D. Reprise operators - Answer: Reprise operators
Which database is sponsored by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and
features only journals that have applied for inclusion and passed through a review
process?
A. LILACS
B. MEDLINE
C. SciELO
D. EBSCO - Answer: MEDLINE
Because many peer-reviewed journals are not included in the databases, especially
journals in languages other than English, which search engine may be helpful for
identifying additional relevant abstracts?
,3|Page
A. SPORTDiscus
B. Ovid
C. Google Scholar
D. LexisNexis - Answer: Google Scholar
Critical reading involves asking a series of questions about what aspect of a study
in order to ascertain how well a particular study was designed, conducted,
interpreted, and reported and to assess how likely it is that the resulting paper
presents the truth about a particular research question in a particular population at a
particular place and time?
A. Internal validity
B. External validity
C. Specificity
D. Sensitivity - Answer: Internal validity
What type of research/study approach is used when data are newly collected and
analyzed?
A.Primary
B.Secondary
C.Tertiary
D.None of the above - Answer: Primary
What type of research/study approach is used when existing data are used and
analyzed?
A.Primary
B.Secondary
C.Tertiary
D.None of the above - Answer: Secondary
A study goal often includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A.Exposure
B.Direction
C.Disease
D.Population - Answer: Direction
The process of systematically and carefully investigating a subject in order to learn
or discover new information about the world is known as?
A. Epidemiology
B. Health
C. Research
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D. None of the above - Answer: Research
Health researchers examine all of the following factors that contribute to health
and to disease, illness, disability and death, EXCEPT:
A. Developmental
B. Socioeconomic
C. Biological
D. Environmental - Answer: Developmental
Population-based studies are typically conducted using:
A. Human subjects
B. Animals
C. Research facilities
D. None of the above - Answer: Human Subjects
Which is NOT an example of Laboratory research?
A. Compare tests of air quality in several metropolitan areas
B. Identify biological mechanisms for the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria
C. Use a food frequency questionnaire to examine dietary behaviors in a selected
population group
D. Develop a new vaccine - Answer: Use a food frequency questionnaire to
examine dietary behaviors in a selected population group
Which is NOT an example of population-based research?
A. Compare rates of acute lung diseases in several metropolitan areas and see
whether the rates of disease are correlated with local air quality
B. Determine whether survival following a breast cancer diagnosis is linked to the
presence of certain genes
C. Conduct a vaccine trial
D. Analyze biochemical composition of selected foods - Answer: Analyze
biochemical composition of selected foods
Population health research objectives may include:
A. Identifying and classifying new health problems.
B. Determining risk factors for disease
C. Evaluating the impact of health policies on health outcomes
D. All of the above - Answer: All of the above
Which is NOT a step in the research process?
A. Identify a study question
