'Research Methods' Practice Quiz Chapter 3

. It is unnecessary to have ethical standards in research as no researcher would ever put himself or herself or his or her participants at risk.

True.

False.

. Which of the following have subject specific guidelines for conducting research?

American Society of Criminology.

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

American Medical Association.

All of the above.

. As a response to Nazi medial abuses during World War II, which of the following was established in 1947 as the first recorded protection of human participants in research?

Dachau Medical Initiative (DMI).

Institutional Review Boards.

The American Medical Association Research Guide Book.

The Nuremburg Code.

. The purpose of institutional review boards (IRBs) is to determine if a person with a psychological issue should be involuntarily committed to a mental health facility.

True.

False.

. There have been past examples of decisions by researchers and by government "in the name of research." In 1928, the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) conducted an experiment in Tuskegee, Alabama) Which of the following best describes that event?

The PHS saved several hundred lives in Tuskegee by making the decision to require mandatory testing and vaccination of polio.

The PHS violated citizens' rights by placing them in research study and denying them treatment for syphilis.

In 1928 in Tuskegee, Alabama, The PHS were the first to implement ethical standards regarding medical experiments on human subjects.

None of the above.

. In the mid-1960s, Laud Humphreys conducted research called "The Tea Room Trade." Which of the following best describes the circumstances surrounding that study?

He was a scientist who was awarded the TRT award in 1963 for best research.

He posed as a "watch queen" and observed drug trades at a place in Alabama called the Tea Room. He secured permission from the participants before he published the results of his study.

He was a heavy consumer of tea and decided to conduct a study on what would happen if he traded tea for water as his source so hydration. In the end, there was no difference found from drinking a natural tea or drinking water.

He posed as a "watch queen" in public restrooms to learn more about same-sex acts that occurred) He did not gain permission to study the participants and used their license plate number to follow them and interview them at their own home.

. The Kansas City Prevention Patrol Study is an example of how a well-known study that happened in the past would not likely pass IRB approval today.

True.

False.

. The potential harm from a research study is very easy to predict.

True.

False.

. What is the difference between confidentiality and anonymity?

There is no difference: both mean that the researcher does not know which answers (responses) align with which respondents.

Anonymity means that the identity of the research participant is known by the researcher, but the researcher does not identify the participant publicly.

Confidentiality means that the identity of the research participant is known by the researcher, but the researcher does not identify the participant publicly.

None of the above

. Financial "carrots" are always unethical because this is seen as bribing the participant to participate in the research study.

True.

False.

. As a general rule, the IRB process hampers the research of qualitative scientist more so than qualitatively designed studies.

True.

False.

. "Cleaning the data" refers to the process of securing IRB approval to make sure that there is no potential for participants to be harmed in the process of conducting the study.

True.

False.

. Perfect research is an elusive goal.

True.

False.

. The Belmont Report specifies all the following principles except:

deliberation.

respect for persons.

beneficence.

justice.

. Once an individual agrees to participate in a study, he or she cannot withdrawal from the study until its completion.

True.

False.

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