Certification for IRB Professionals (CIP)
Exam
According to the Belmont Report, respect for persons usually demands that
subjects…
(Ans- 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:
(Ans- Justice
A poorly designed protocol is considered unethical because…
(Ans- research subjects may be put at risk or inconvenienced for
insufficient reason
When should an IRB suspend or terminate approval of research?
(Ans- When it is not being conducted in accordance with the IRB’s
requirements
A quorum for a convened IRB meeting requires the presence of…
(Ans- a nonscientific member
What is required in research involving no more than minimal risk with
children?
(Ans- 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…
(Ans- 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?
(Ans- Respect for Persons, Justice, & Beneficence
An example of how the Principle of Beneficence can be applied to a study
employing human subjects?
(Ans- 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?
(Ans- 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?
(Ans- Ensuring that risks are reasonable in relationship to anticipated
benefits
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