CITI Modules Questions and Answers
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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? ✔✔Determining that the study has a maximization o
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CITI Modules Questions and Answers
Rated A
Which of the following is an example of how the principle of beneficence can be applied to a study
employing human subjects? ✔✔Determining that the study has a maximization of benefits and a
minimization of risks.
Which of the following are the three principles discussed in the Belmont Report? ✔✔Respect for
Persons, Beneficence, Justice
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: ✔✔Persons with
diminished autonomy are entitled to protection.
According to the Belmont Report, the requirement that the benefits and burdens of the research
are equitably distributed, expresses the principle of: ✔✔Justice
Humphreys' collecting data for the Tearoom Trade study under the pretense that he was a lookout
is an example of a violation of the principle of: ✔✔Respect for persons
Which of the following studies is linked most directly to the establishment of the National
Research Act in 1974 and ultimately to the Belmont Report and federal regulations for human
subject protection? ✔✔PHS Tuskegee Study
The Belmont principle of beneficence requires that: ✔✔Risks to subjects are reasonable in relation
to anticipated benefits.
A study was submitted to the IRB designed to evaluate the effect of background noise on an
individual's ability to concentrate and answer questions. The IRB approved the study and consent
form. The consent form includes all the required information. The use of a consent form is an
example of the Belmont principle of: ✔✔Respect for persons
According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets the definition of
research with human subjects? ✔✔A study of twenty 4th grade classrooms in which researchers
ask the schools to systematically vary the time of day reading is taught, and collect weekly
assessments of reading comprehension for each child over a three-month period.
According to the federal regulations, human subjects are living individuals about whom an
investigator conducting research obtains information through interaction or intervention with the
individual, and uses, studies, or analyzes the information; or: ✔✔Obtains, uses, studies, analyzes,
or generates identifiable private information.
According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets the definition of
research with human subjects? ✔✔A developmental psychologist videotapes interactions between
groups of toddlers and their caregivers to determine which intervention methods most effectively
manage aggression.
According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets the definition of
research with human subjects? ✔✔A cognitive psychologist enrolls undergraduate students for a
computer-based study about the effect of mood on problem-solving behaviors.
A professor at Big State University is writing a biography about Bill Gates and conducting oral
histories with all of Bill Gates' friends, family members, and business acquaintances. The
researcher submits the research proposal to the institution's IRB. What action can he expect by the
IRB? ✔✔The IRB will not review this study because it is not research as defined by the federal
regulations.
In addition to pregnant women, fetuses, and neonates, another subpart of the HHS regulations
provides additional protections for which of the following vulnerable populations? ✔✔Prisoners
According to federal regulations, the expedited review process may be used when the study
procedures pose: ✔✔No more than minimal risk and the research activities fall within regulatory
categories identified as eligible.
Continuing review of an approved and ongoing study posing more than minimal risk that was
initially approved by a convened IRB: ✔✔Must occur within 12 months of the approval date.
According to the federal regulations, research is eligible for exemption, if: ✔✔The research falls
into one of eight categories of research activity described in the regulations.
Which of the following statements about the relationship between an institution and the
institution's IRB(s) is correct? ✔✔Officials of the institution may overrule an IRB approval.
Additional safeguards that may be included in a social and behavioral study may include:
✔✔Remove all direct identifiers from the data as soon as possible.
What statement about risks in social and behavioral sciences research is most accurate: ✔✔Risks
are specific to time, situation, and culture.
Identify the example of when situation and time are key to assessing risk of harm in a research
study: ✔✔Asking women if they have had an abortion
A researcher wishes to study generational differences in coping mechanisms among adults who
experienced abuse as children. Adequate measures will be instituted to obtain informed consent
and ensure that there is no breach of confidentiality. The most likely additional risk is that some
subjects may: ✔✔Experience emotional or psychological distress.
Risk of harm in social and behavioral sciences generally fall in three categories, which are:
✔✔Invasion of privacy, breach of confidentiality, and study procedures
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