Question 1
10 Points
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study, begun in 1932, led directly to the statement of explicit ethical principles in the Nuremberg Code of 1948 and the Declaration of Helsinki in 1964.
A- True
B- False
Question 2
10 Points
The Nuremberg Code emphasized each of the following except:
A- Experiments must benefit society
B- Studies must be conducted in a manner that avoids unnecessary injury
C- Subjects have the right to withdraw at any time.
D- Voluntary consent must be obtained from every research subject
E- Monetary compensation is a right of any research subject
Question 3
10 Points
The declaration of Helsinki expanded on the Nuremberg Code by explicitly stating the duty of a physician/researcher to safeguard patients/research subjects, defining the elements of informed consent, and emphasizing proper research design that is ethical and results in an acceptable risk/benefit ratio
A- True
B- False
Question 4
10 Points
The Belmont Report of 1978 first stated our current primary principles of medical and research ethics, which are:
A- Appropriate compensation, autonomy, justice
B- Autonomy, beneficence, informed consent
C- Autonomy, beneficence, appropriate compensation
D- Autonomy, beneficence, justice
Question 5
10 Points
The researchers in charge of the Tuskegee Study had adequately covered 2 of the 3 ethics principles noted in the Belmont Report, but most of the ethical problems involved issues of autonomy
A- True
B- False
Question 6
10 Points
In addition to ensuring the subjects understands the normal elements of informed consent, the researcher has an ethical obligation to ensure that subjects have no misconceptions of the research (for instance, a belief that participation will cure them).
A- True
B- False
Question 7
10 Points
The IRB is concerned with the protection of human subjects, defined as any individual, living or dead, about whom a researcher obtains data through medical intervention, medical records, or obtaining tissue or blood samples.
A- True
B- False
Question 8
10 Points
The IRB requires that each of the human subjects in your study must be completely informed about the study and its procedures and risks, and the consent you obtain must be uncoerced.
A- True
B- False
Question 9
10 Points
The Informed Consent Document should be written in lay terms at the level of a high school graduate
A- True
B- False
Question 10
10 Points
If you provide payments to your subjects, they should be limited to compensation for time and effort and out-of-pocket expenses, so they are not so high they could be considered coercive
A- True
B- False
Question 11
10 Points
An important element of the informed consent document is an explicit statement that participation in research is completely voluntary and that the subject will not be penalized if he or she decides not to participate or withdraws during the study.
A- True
B- False
Question 12
10 Points
Only the principal investigator needs to have a copy of the informed consent document.
A- True
B- False
Question 13
10 Points
Which of the following would likely be of little or no concern to an IRB?
A- The risk/benefit ratio for the subjects involved in the project
B- The information presented in any subject recruitment flyers of advertisements.
C- The source of funding you have obtained for the project
D- The information provided in your informed consent document
E- The means you will use to protect the confidentiality of subjects’ data
Question 14
10 Points
Which of the following is not a normal element of the IRB application that must be reviewed by the IRB?
A- The amount of compensation for the research staff
B- The proposed research protocol
C- The amount of compensation to the subjects, if any
D- The informed consent document
Question 15
10 Points
If you will be doing nothing more to your subjects than would be done in routine physical or psychological evaluations and presents no greater than normal risks of daily living, you should categorize your study as:
A- High risk
B- Minor increase over minimal risk
C- No more than minimal risk
D- Moderate risk