Certification for IRB Professionals
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According to the Belmont Report, respect for persons usually demands that subjects...
enter into research voluntarily & with adequate information
According to the Belmont Report, the moral requirement that there be fair outcomes in the
selection of research subjects, expresses the principle of:
Justice
A poorly designed protocol is considered unethical because...
research subjects may be put at risk or inconvenienced for insufficient reason
When should an IRB suspend or terminate approval of research?
When it is not being conducted in accordance with the IRB's requirements
A quorum for a convened IRB meeting requires the presence of...
a nonscientific member
, What is required in research involving no more than minimal risk with children?
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...
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?
Respect for Persons, Justice, & Beneficence
An example of how the Principle of Beneficence can be applied to a study employing human
subjects?
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?
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?
Ensuring that risks are reasonable in relationship to anticipated benefits
(CIP) Exam Questions and Verified
Correct Answers
According to the Belmont Report, respect for persons usually demands that subjects...
enter into research voluntarily & with adequate information
According to the Belmont Report, the moral requirement that there be fair outcomes in the
selection of research subjects, expresses the principle of:
Justice
A poorly designed protocol is considered unethical because...
research subjects may be put at risk or inconvenienced for insufficient reason
When should an IRB suspend or terminate approval of research?
When it is not being conducted in accordance with the IRB's requirements
A quorum for a convened IRB meeting requires the presence of...
a nonscientific member
, What is required in research involving no more than minimal risk with children?
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...
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?
Respect for Persons, Justice, & Beneficence
An example of how the Principle of Beneficence can be applied to a study employing human
subjects?
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?
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?
Ensuring that risks are reasonable in relationship to anticipated benefits
