ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ According to the Belmont Report, the moral requirement that there be
fair outcomes in the selection of research subjects, expresses the
principle of: Answer: Justice
◉ A poorly designed protocol is considered unethical because. Answer:
research subjects may be put at risk or inconvenienced for insufficient
reason
◉ When should an IRB suspend or terminate approval of research?
Answer: When it is not being conducted in accordance with the IRB's
requirements
◉ A quorum for a convened IRB meeting requires the presence of.
Answer: a nonscientific member
◉ What is required in research involving no more than minimal risk
with children? Answer: Adequate provisions are made for assent of the
child and permission of parent or guardian
, ◉ Federal regulations require each IRB to have written procedures for.
Answer: initial & continuing review of research and for reporting its
findings and actions to the investigator and the institution
◉ What are the 3 ethical principles discussed in the Belmont Report?
Answer: Respect for Persons, Justice, & Beneficence
◉ An example of how the Principle of Beneficence can be applied to a
study employing human subjects? Answer: Determining that the study
has a maximization of benefits & a minimization of risks.
◉ The researcher's failure to protect research subjects from deductive
disclosure is the primary ethical violation of which study? Answer:
Harvard "Tastes, Ties, and Time (T3)" study (2006-2009)"
◉ What is an example of how the principle of beneficence is applied to
a study involving human subjects? Answer: Ensuring that risks are
reasonable in relationship to anticipated benefits
◉ 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: Answer: Respect for Persons
◉ Which study is linked most directly to the establishment of the
National Research Act in 1974 and ultimately to the Belmont Report and