CITI Certification Quiz

According to federal regulations, the expedited review process may be used when the study procedures pose:

No more than minimal risk and the research activities fall within regulatory categories identified as eligible.

According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets the definition of research with human subjects?

A cognitive psychologist enrolls undergraduate students for a computer-based study about the effect of mood on problem-solving behaviors.

According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets the definition of research with human subjects?

A developmental psychologist videotapes interactions between groups of toddlers and their caregivers to determine which intervention methods most effectively manage aggression.

A student is conducting a research project that involves the use of a survey. The survey asks subjects about their highest level of education, political affiliation, and views on various social issues. The student will not collect identifiable information. This study would be subject to which type of review?

Determination for Exemption

Which of the following is 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 and a minimization of risks.

A census is a regularly-occurring and official count of a particular population. Census data available at the United States Census Bureau website are an example of:

Public information

Which of the following are the three principles discussed in the Belmont Report?

Respect for Persons, Beneficence, Justice

Which of the following studies would need IRB approval?

Studies collecting identifiable information about living individuals.

The Belmont Report's principle of respect for persons incorporates at least two ethical convictions: first, that individuals should be treated as autonomous agents, and second, that:

persons with diminished autonomy are entitled to protection

Identify one way faculty researchers can possibly avoid undue influence of student subjects?

Avoid recruiting their own students in the research

Continuing review of an approved and ongoing study posing more than minimal risk that was initially approved by a convened IRB:

Must occur within 12 months of the approval date.

A graduate student needs to conduct a research project for her master's thesis. She is interested in the types of junk food available to the public. She plans to go to the local convenience stores and ask the owners what types of junk food the store normally stocks, and which are the biggest sellers. She will not collect identifiers. This study would be subject to which type of review?

Not Human Subjects

Which type of IRB review does not require an IRB approval but does require a determination by an individual designated with that task (such as an IRB member or experienced staff person)?

Exempt

According to the federal regulations, research is eligible for exemption, if:

The research falls into one of eight categories of research activity described in the regulations.

According to the federal regulations, human subjects are living individuals about whom an investigator conducting research obtains information through interaction or intervention with the individual, and uses, studies, or analyzes the information; or:

Obtains, uses, studies, analyzes, or generates identifiable private information.

According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets the definition of research with human subjects?

A study of twenty 4th grade classrooms in which researchers ask the schools to systematically vary the time of day reading is taught, and collect weekly assessments of reading comprehension for each child over a three-month period.

Which of the following statements about the relationship between an institution and the institution's IRB(s) is correct?

Officials of the institution may overrule an IRB approval.

In addition to pregnant women, fetuses, and neonates, another subpart of the HHS regulations provides additional protections for which of the following vulnerable populations?

Prisoners