TCPS2: CORE 2022 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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1. 3 core principles of TCPS 2 - ANSWER ✔ 1. respect for persons
concern for welfare
justice
2. what does respect for persons mean - ANSWER ✔ recognizing the value of
each individual and their autonomy. Participants need to be able to make
informed choices.
3. what does concern for welfare mean - ANSWER ✔ avoiding exposing
participants to unnecessary risks
4. what does justice mean - ANSWER ✔ obligation to treat people fairly and
equitably
fair distribution of burdens and possible benefits of research
, consider power imbalance between researchers and participants
5. how does TCPS2 define community - ANSWER ✔ a group of people with a
shared identity or interest that has the capacity to act or express itself as a
collective
6. what is community engagement - ANSWER ✔ an interaction btwn a
researcher and the indigenous community relevant to the research project
7. 2 situations when community engagement is required - ANSWER ✔ when
research is likely to affect the welfare of an indigenous community to which
prospective participants belong to
8. when indigenous people make up a sizeable portion of the study or
community where indigenous specific conclusions are intended
9. what is a reserach agreement - ANSWER ✔ an agreement btwn researchers
and community about what to expect and commitments
10.research involivng indigenous people should be premised on what 3
principles - ANSWER ✔ 1. respect
2. collaborative research
3. mutual learning
11.what 3 types of community exist - ANSWER ✔ 1. territorial
, 2. organizational
3. interest-based
12.Participation in research is a choice, based on information about the risks
and potential benefits of the research. - 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; - 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. - 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.
13.Respect for human dignity - 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
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. 3 core principles of TCPS 2 - ANSWER ✔ 1. respect for persons
concern for welfare
justice
2. what does respect for persons mean - ANSWER ✔ recognizing the value of
each individual and their autonomy. Participants need to be able to make
informed choices.
3. what does concern for welfare mean - ANSWER ✔ avoiding exposing
participants to unnecessary risks
4. what does justice mean - ANSWER ✔ obligation to treat people fairly and
equitably
fair distribution of burdens and possible benefits of research
, consider power imbalance between researchers and participants
5. how does TCPS2 define community - ANSWER ✔ a group of people with a
shared identity or interest that has the capacity to act or express itself as a
collective
6. what is community engagement - ANSWER ✔ an interaction btwn a
researcher and the indigenous community relevant to the research project
7. 2 situations when community engagement is required - ANSWER ✔ when
research is likely to affect the welfare of an indigenous community to which
prospective participants belong to
8. when indigenous people make up a sizeable portion of the study or
community where indigenous specific conclusions are intended
9. what is a reserach agreement - ANSWER ✔ an agreement btwn researchers
and community about what to expect and commitments
10.research involivng indigenous people should be premised on what 3
principles - ANSWER ✔ 1. respect
2. collaborative research
3. mutual learning
11.what 3 types of community exist - ANSWER ✔ 1. territorial
, 2. organizational
3. interest-based
12.Participation in research is a choice, based on information about the risks
and potential benefits of the research. - 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; - 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. - 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.
13.Respect for human dignity - 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
