What is the term for management controls that are built in to a research study (for example,
independent data analysis)? Ans- Inherent controls
An example of an individual financial COI is: Ans- A researcher's wife holds equity in a publicly traded
pharmaceutical company that is also the sponsor of the researcher's study.
The peer review process can create conflicts of interest because the choice of who reviews a potentially
publishable project may show: Ans- There may be bias by the peer reviewer as to the area of research
The FDA regulations governing disclosure of individual COIs require: Ans- Applicants submitting
marketing applications to disclose financial COIs of researchers who conducted clinical studies
The COI management plan aims to: Ans- Provide procedures or extras steps to be taken to minimize the
risk of bias when a COI is disclosed
An example of an institutional COI is: Ans- An industry sponsor pays for the construction of a new
research laboratory at the organization
An example of an individual financial COI is: Ans- A researcher's wife holds equity in a publicly traded
pharmaceutical company that is also the sponsor of the researcher's study.
A researcher calls you stating that he plans to submit a proposal to the NIH for a human subjects
research study. He wants to know at what point he and his study team must submit COI disclosures to
comply with the PHS regulation. Ans- No later than the time of proposal submission
The PHS regulations about financial conflict of interests require which party to disclose significant
financial conflicts of interest? Ans- Researcher
A researcher's membership on an advisory board with an organization sponsoring research can create a
COI because: Ans- It may be difficult for the researcher to appear neutral, as the researcher may have an
interest in the research's success
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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: Ans- Respect for persons.
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?
Ans- The Public Health Service Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male.
The researcher's failure to protect research subjects from deductive disclosure is the primary ethical
violation in which of the following studies? Ans- Harvard "Tastes, Ties, and Time (T3)" study (2006-
2009)" study
According to the Belmont Report, the moral requirement that there be fair outcomes in the selection of
research subjects, expresses the principle of: Ans- Justice
Which of the following is an example of how the principle of beneficence is applied to a study involving
human subjects? Ans- Ensuring that risks are reasonable in relationship to anticipated benefits.
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According to the federal regulations, human subjects are living human beings about whom an
investigator obtains data through interaction or intervention with the individual or: Ans- Identifiable
private information.
A medical record is an example of: Ans- Private information.
According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets the definition of research
with human subjects? Ans- A cognitive psychologist enrolls undergraduate students for a computer-
based study about the effect of mood on problem solving behaviors.