Self-Assessment Quiz 3.2: Federal and Professional Ethical Guidelines

1. ________ is a congressional hearing on the Tuskegee Study that led to the creation of a commission responsible for making recommendations for the protection of human subjects.

The Belmont Report (1979)

The National Research Act (1974)

ASA Code of Ethics

The Statement on Ethics

2. The Belmont Report entails three ethical principles underlying federal regulations on protecting research participants except for

Common Rule.

respect for persons.

beneficence.

justice.

3. The Common Rule provides guidelines on all of the following except for

federal regulations and criteria on how research should be approved.

research performed and funded by federal government agencies and departments.

all human subject research conducted in nearly all colleges and universities in the United States regardless of funding source.

information that does not apply to how research should be conducted and its protocol.

4. According to the text, federal regulations specify that potential harm to research participants can be evaluated through all of the following except for

ensuring that the level of risk is minimized by using research procedures that reduce participants' exposureto risk.

assessing that the harm or discomfort expected in the research is not greater than those ordinarily encountered in everyday life.

examining that the risks to subjects are reasonable in relation to anticipated benefits.

not considering the magnitude of harm or discomfort anticipated in the research involving participants.

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