HN 410 Week 5 Quiz

Question 1                

Institutional Review Boards review all but which parts of a researcher's protocol?

Question options:

o   Research objectives

o   Proposed methodology

o   Data collection procedures

o   Plan for recruiting subjects

o   Position statement on positivism and nihilism

Question 2                

Institutional Review Boards were mandated in 1974 by the:

Question options:

o   U.S. Public Health Service

o   Tuskegee Report

o   U.S. Congress

o   United Nations

 Question 3                

From a human subjects' perspective, the distinction between "research" and "non-research" centers on:

Question options:

o   The ultimate motives of the researchers concerning dissemination

o   Whether it is "basic" or "applied" research

o   Whether it is conducted by an academic or community-based researcher

o   Whether it is funded or not

Question 4                

Which of these is not one of the four guidelines for conducting ethical research and evaluation provided in Chapter 2.

Question options:

o   Research subjects must be volunteers

o   Potential subjects should be given sufficient information about the study to determine any possible risks, discomforts or benefits

o   No harm shall result as a consequence of participation in the evaluation

o   Sensitive information supplied by research subjects must be protected

o   All of the above are guidelines for conducting ethical research and evaluation

Question 5                

Institutional Review Boards cannot issue an exemption certificates if research projects involve any of the following populations: children, prisoners, or psychiatric patients.

Question options:

o   True

o   False

Question 6                

Evaluation research is exempt from human subjects review as long as it is for "internal use only."

Question options:

o   True

o   False

Question 7                

Research ethics and professional ethics have nothing in common.

Question options:

o   True

o   False

 Question 8                

Race or ethnicity should be taken into consideration when discussing ethical issues.

Question options:

o   True

o   False

Question 9                

Anonymity means that the research participant cannot be identified by any means or by any person. Confidentiality means that the potentially sensitive or private information is being supplied with the understanding that the research participant's identity, although known to the researcher, will be protected.

Question options:

o   True

o   False

Question 10              

Which term is more appropriate for evaluation in the human services?

Question options:

o   Patients

o   Guinea pigs

o   Study participants

o   None of the above