HTH 408 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
TESTED AND APPROVED GRADED A+ ALL
COMBINED VERSIONS NEWLY MODIFIED
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?
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ED
A. The Public Health Service Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the
Negro Male.
B. Stanford Prison Experiment (Zimbardo).
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C. Tearoom Trade Study (Humphreys).
D. The Harvard T3 study. --CORRECT ANSWER--A.
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A professor at Big State University is writing a biography about Bill Gates and
D
conducting oral histories with all of Bill Gates' friends, family members and
Y
business acquaintances. The researcher submits the research proposal to the
institution's IRB. What action can he expect by the IRB?
A. The IRB will not review this study because it does not involve an
investigational new device.
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,B. The IRB will not review this study because it is not research as defined by
the federal regulations.
C. The IRB will review this study because it includes human subjects and is
considered research.
D. The IRB will not review this study because it does not include human
subjects as defined by the federal regulations. --CORRECT ANSWER--B. The
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IRB will not review this study because it is not research as defined by the
federal regulations.
ED
According to the federal regulations, human subjects are living human beings
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about whom an investigator obtains data through interaction or intervention
with the individual or:
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A. De-identified private information.
D
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B. Observations of public behavior.
C. Identifiable public information.
D. Identifiable private information. --CORRECT ANSWER--D. Identifiable
private information
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,According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets the
definition of research with human subjects?
A. A researcher uses the Customs Office's passenger lists for ships bringing
immigrants to the US between 1820-1845 to track the numbers of immigrants
from certain ethnic groups.
B. A researcher conducts a linguistic study of comments posted on a local
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public blog.
ED
C. A developmental psychologist videotapes interactions between groups of
toddlers and their care givers to determine which intervention methods most
ST
effectively manage aggression.
D. A researcher asks the director of a local free clinic about the number of
U
patients in the last two years with newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS. --CORRECT
D
ANSWER--C.
Y
The Belmont principle of beneficence requires that:
A. Subjects derive individual benefit from study participation.
B. Potential benefits justify the risks of harm.
C. The study makes a significant contribution to generalizable knowledge.
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, D. Risks are managed so that they are no more than minimal. --CORRECT
ANSWER--B. Potential benefits justify the risks of harm.
According to the Belmont Report, the moral requirement that there be fair
outcomes in the selection of research subjects, expresses the principle of:
A. Beneficence.
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B. Respect for persons.
C. Justice. --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Justice
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The researcher's failure to protect research subjects from deductive disclosure is
the primary ethical violation in which of the following studies?
ST
A. Milgram's "Obedience to Authority" study
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D
B. The Tuskegee study
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C. Zimbardo's "Stanford Prison Experiment"
D. Harvard "Tastes, Ties, and Time (T3)" study (2006-2009)" study --
CORRECT ANSWER--D.
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TESTED AND APPROVED GRADED A+ ALL
COMBINED VERSIONS NEWLY MODIFIED
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?
M
ED
A. The Public Health Service Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the
Negro Male.
B. Stanford Prison Experiment (Zimbardo).
ST
C. Tearoom Trade Study (Humphreys).
D. The Harvard T3 study. --CORRECT ANSWER--A.
U
A professor at Big State University is writing a biography about Bill Gates and
D
conducting oral histories with all of Bill Gates' friends, family members and
Y
business acquaintances. The researcher submits the research proposal to the
institution's IRB. What action can he expect by the IRB?
A. The IRB will not review this study because it does not involve an
investigational new device.
Page 1 of 110
,B. The IRB will not review this study because it is not research as defined by
the federal regulations.
C. The IRB will review this study because it includes human subjects and is
considered research.
D. The IRB will not review this study because it does not include human
subjects as defined by the federal regulations. --CORRECT ANSWER--B. The
M
IRB will not review this study because it is not research as defined by the
federal regulations.
ED
According to the federal regulations, human subjects are living human beings
ST
about whom an investigator obtains data through interaction or intervention
with the individual or:
U
A. De-identified private information.
D
Y
B. Observations of public behavior.
C. Identifiable public information.
D. Identifiable private information. --CORRECT ANSWER--D. Identifiable
private information
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,According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets the
definition of research with human subjects?
A. A researcher uses the Customs Office's passenger lists for ships bringing
immigrants to the US between 1820-1845 to track the numbers of immigrants
from certain ethnic groups.
B. A researcher conducts a linguistic study of comments posted on a local
M
public blog.
ED
C. A developmental psychologist videotapes interactions between groups of
toddlers and their care givers to determine which intervention methods most
ST
effectively manage aggression.
D. A researcher asks the director of a local free clinic about the number of
U
patients in the last two years with newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS. --CORRECT
D
ANSWER--C.
Y
The Belmont principle of beneficence requires that:
A. Subjects derive individual benefit from study participation.
B. Potential benefits justify the risks of harm.
C. The study makes a significant contribution to generalizable knowledge.
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, D. Risks are managed so that they are no more than minimal. --CORRECT
ANSWER--B. Potential benefits justify the risks of harm.
According to the Belmont Report, the moral requirement that there be fair
outcomes in the selection of research subjects, expresses the principle of:
A. Beneficence.
M
B. Respect for persons.
C. Justice. --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Justice
ED
The researcher's failure to protect research subjects from deductive disclosure is
the primary ethical violation in which of the following studies?
ST
A. Milgram's "Obedience to Authority" study
U
D
B. The Tuskegee study
Y
C. Zimbardo's "Stanford Prison Experiment"
D. Harvard "Tastes, Ties, and Time (T3)" study (2006-2009)" study --
CORRECT ANSWER--D.
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