TSCP 2 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Which ||of ||the ||following ||researchers ||must ||follow ||TCPS ||2? ||(select ||all ||that ||apply)
a) ||a ||graduate ||student ||at ||an ||eligible ||Canadian ||college ||conducting ||self-funded ||research ||on
||political ||protest ||groups ||by ||interviewing ||members ||of ||these ||groups
b) ||a ||professor ||at ||an ||eligible ||Canadian ||university ||who ||is ||conducting ||research ||in ||Brazil ||on
||educational ||initiatives ||involving ||Indigenous ||Peoples
c) ||an ||independent ||researcher ||hired ||by ||a ||private ||company ||to ||conduct ||research ||on ||
consumer ||brand ||loyalties
d) ||a ||researcher ||at ||an ||eligible ||academic ||institution ||conducts ||research ||within ||that ||
institution ||that ||is ||funded ||by ||their ||department, ||not ||the ||Agencies
e) ||a ||master's ||student ||at ||an ||eligible ||institution ||conducts ||their ||research ||with ||street ||youth,
||not ||on ||the ||premises ||of ||the ||institution ||
f) ||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 ||- ||
CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-a, ||b, ||d, ||e
What ||happens ||if ||a ||researcher ||with ||a ||SSHRC ||grant ||breaches ||the ||TCPS ||2 ||when ||
conducting ||their ||research? ||(select ||all ||that ||apply)
a) ||the ||TCPS ||2 ||is ||a ||voluntary ||set ||of ||guidelines, ||so ||there ||are ||no ||consequences ||for ||a ||
breach ||
,b) ||the ||researcher's ||institution ||may ||take ||action ||under ||the ||institution's ||policies
c) ||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 ||- ||CORRECT ||
ANSWER✔✔-b, ||c
What ||is ||the ||fundamental ||value ||upon ||which ||the ||TCPS ||2 ||is ||based?
a) ||do ||not ||harm
b) ||all ||persons ||are ||created ||equal
c) ||respect ||for ||human ||dignity
d) ||autonomy ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-c
How ||should ||a ||researcher ||resolve ||a ||potential ||conflict ||between ||ethics ||considerations ||and ||
legal ||obligations? ||(select ||all ||that ||apply)
a) ||consult ||with ||colleagues, ||disciplinary ||associations, ||or ||lawyers, ||to ||determine ||how ||best ||
to ||resolve ||the ||conflict
b) ||fulfill ||the ||ethical ||obligations ||- ||they ||have ||more ||moral ||weight
c) ||follow ||the ||law ||- ||it ||always ||takes ||precedence ||over ||ethics
, d) ||anticipate ||potential ||conflicts ||and ||design ||research ||to ||avoid ||them, ||where ||possible ||- ||
CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-a, ||d
the ||TCPS ||2 ||defines ||research ||as ||"an ||undertaking ||intended ||to ||extend ||knowledge ||through ||
a ||disciplined ||inquiry ||and/or ||systematic ||investigation". ||Which ||of ||the ||following ||activities ||
fall ||within ||this ||definition? ||(select ||all ||that ||apply)
a) ||Professor ||A ||meets ||with ||colleagues ||in ||their ||department ||to ||discuss ||a ||research ||question
||of ||interest ||to ||them, ||with ||a ||view ||to ||refining ||the ||question
b) ||Professor ||A ||meets ||with ||representatives ||of ||a ||community ||to ||discuss ||conducting ||
research ||within ||that ||community ||on ||the ||topic ||they ||discussed ||with ||their ||colleagues
c) ||Professor ||A ||designs ||a ||pilot ||study ||to ||address ||that ||research ||question, ||and ||gets ||a ||small
||group ||of ||individuals ||to ||take ||part ||in ||the ||study
d) ||Professor ||A ||revises ||the ||study ||based ||on ||their ||experience ||with ||the ||pilot ||study ||
participants, ||and ||administers ||the ||full ||study ||to ||a ||group ||of ||100 ||participants ||- ||CORRECT ||
ANSWER✔✔-c, ||d
Which ||of ||the ||following ||person ||is ||considered ||a ||research ||participant? ||(select ||all ||that ||
apply)
a) ||A ||patient ||whose ||tissue ||was ||removed ||to ||determine ||whether ||they ||had ||a ||condition ||
requiring ||treatment
b) ||A ||patient ||with ||a ||particular ||condition ||whose ||tissue ||was ||removed ||to ||help ||scientists ||
better ||understand ||that ||condition ||and ||how ||to ||treat ||it
Which ||of ||the ||following ||researchers ||must ||follow ||TCPS ||2? ||(select ||all ||that ||apply)
a) ||a ||graduate ||student ||at ||an ||eligible ||Canadian ||college ||conducting ||self-funded ||research ||on
||political ||protest ||groups ||by ||interviewing ||members ||of ||these ||groups
b) ||a ||professor ||at ||an ||eligible ||Canadian ||university ||who ||is ||conducting ||research ||in ||Brazil ||on
||educational ||initiatives ||involving ||Indigenous ||Peoples
c) ||an ||independent ||researcher ||hired ||by ||a ||private ||company ||to ||conduct ||research ||on ||
consumer ||brand ||loyalties
d) ||a ||researcher ||at ||an ||eligible ||academic ||institution ||conducts ||research ||within ||that ||
institution ||that ||is ||funded ||by ||their ||department, ||not ||the ||Agencies
e) ||a ||master's ||student ||at ||an ||eligible ||institution ||conducts ||their ||research ||with ||street ||youth,
||not ||on ||the ||premises ||of ||the ||institution ||
f) ||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 ||- ||
CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-a, ||b, ||d, ||e
What ||happens ||if ||a ||researcher ||with ||a ||SSHRC ||grant ||breaches ||the ||TCPS ||2 ||when ||
conducting ||their ||research? ||(select ||all ||that ||apply)
a) ||the ||TCPS ||2 ||is ||a ||voluntary ||set ||of ||guidelines, ||so ||there ||are ||no ||consequences ||for ||a ||
breach ||
,b) ||the ||researcher's ||institution ||may ||take ||action ||under ||the ||institution's ||policies
c) ||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 ||- ||CORRECT ||
ANSWER✔✔-b, ||c
What ||is ||the ||fundamental ||value ||upon ||which ||the ||TCPS ||2 ||is ||based?
a) ||do ||not ||harm
b) ||all ||persons ||are ||created ||equal
c) ||respect ||for ||human ||dignity
d) ||autonomy ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-c
How ||should ||a ||researcher ||resolve ||a ||potential ||conflict ||between ||ethics ||considerations ||and ||
legal ||obligations? ||(select ||all ||that ||apply)
a) ||consult ||with ||colleagues, ||disciplinary ||associations, ||or ||lawyers, ||to ||determine ||how ||best ||
to ||resolve ||the ||conflict
b) ||fulfill ||the ||ethical ||obligations ||- ||they ||have ||more ||moral ||weight
c) ||follow ||the ||law ||- ||it ||always ||takes ||precedence ||over ||ethics
, d) ||anticipate ||potential ||conflicts ||and ||design ||research ||to ||avoid ||them, ||where ||possible ||- ||
CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-a, ||d
the ||TCPS ||2 ||defines ||research ||as ||"an ||undertaking ||intended ||to ||extend ||knowledge ||through ||
a ||disciplined ||inquiry ||and/or ||systematic ||investigation". ||Which ||of ||the ||following ||activities ||
fall ||within ||this ||definition? ||(select ||all ||that ||apply)
a) ||Professor ||A ||meets ||with ||colleagues ||in ||their ||department ||to ||discuss ||a ||research ||question
||of ||interest ||to ||them, ||with ||a ||view ||to ||refining ||the ||question
b) ||Professor ||A ||meets ||with ||representatives ||of ||a ||community ||to ||discuss ||conducting ||
research ||within ||that ||community ||on ||the ||topic ||they ||discussed ||with ||their ||colleagues
c) ||Professor ||A ||designs ||a ||pilot ||study ||to ||address ||that ||research ||question, ||and ||gets ||a ||small
||group ||of ||individuals ||to ||take ||part ||in ||the ||study
d) ||Professor ||A ||revises ||the ||study ||based ||on ||their ||experience ||with ||the ||pilot ||study ||
participants, ||and ||administers ||the ||full ||study ||to ||a ||group ||of ||100 ||participants ||- ||CORRECT ||
ANSWER✔✔-c, ||d
Which ||of ||the ||following ||person ||is ||considered ||a ||research ||participant? ||(select ||all ||that ||
apply)
a) ||A ||patient ||whose ||tissue ||was ||removed ||to ||determine ||whether ||they ||had ||a ||condition ||
requiring ||treatment
b) ||A ||patient ||with ||a ||particular ||condition ||whose ||tissue ||was ||removed ||to ||help ||scientists ||
better ||understand ||that ||condition ||and ||how ||to ||treat ||it
