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Census data (the final report as published by the Census Bureau) is an example of:
public information
A professor at Big State University is writing a biography about Bill Gates and
conducting oral histories with all of Bill Gates' friends, family members, and business
acquaintances. The researcher submits the research proposal to the institution's IRB.
What action can he expect by the IRB?
The IRB will not review this study because it is not research as defined by the federal
regulations.
According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets the definition
of research with human subjects?
A cognitive psychologist enrolls undergraduate students for a computer-based study
about the effect of mood on problem-solving behaviors.
According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets the definition
of research with human subjects?
A study of twenty 4th grade classrooms in which researchers ask the schools to
systematically vary the time of day reading is taught, and collect weekly assessments of
reading comprehension for each child over a three-month period
A medical record is an example of:
private info
A researcher wishes to study generational differences in coping mechanisms among
adults who experienced abuse as children. Adequate measures will be instituted to
obtain informed consent and ensure that there is no breach of confidentiality. The most
likely additional risk is that some subjects may:
Experience emotional or psychological distress.
The primary purpose of a Certificate of Confidentiality is to:
Protect identifiable research information from compelled disclosure.
Additional safeguards that may be included in a social and behavioral study may
include:
Remove all direct identifiers from the data as soon as possible.
If disclosure of a subject's involvement in a specific research study can be potentially
harmful to the subject, and the consent form is the only record linking the subject to the
research, which of the following would be most helpful:
Obtain a waiver of documentation of informed consent.
What statement about risks in social and behavioral sciences research is most
accurate:
Risks are specific to time, situation, and culture.
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:
respect for persons