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Which statement best describes the role of an IRB:

A committee that reviews different types of human subjects research

If researchers allow their moral or other personal beliefs to influence their objectivity, this is most likely an example of:

A conflict of conscience

The entity that normally is supposed to determine whether an academic researcher's conflict of interest can be managed is:

A conflict of interest committee

Which statement best describes information that must be included in a consent form?

A description of the research's potential benefits and risks

Which of the following statements best exemplifies the importance of mentoring?

A mechanism to transmit values and standards of professional conduct.

Which of the following is most likely to create a poor relationship between a mentor and a trainee?

A mentor who recruits trainees merely for the mentor's own career advancement.

If there is sufficient evidence to proceed, what is the next main phase that takes place after the inquiry in response to a research misconduct allegation?

An investigation

A reviewer's main responsibility is to:

Behave professionally.

Which of the following is true regarding the reporting of research results?

Clear specification of the methods and procedures used is essential.

What are the three main goals of data lifecycle management (DLM)?

Confidentiality, availability, and integrity

The main reason that the Royal Society of London developed the modern form of peer review was to:

Control the quality of published papers.

Which one of the following is most likely to constitute an act of plagiarism?

Copying someone else's text word-for-word without using quotation marks and adding a citation at the end of the material.

The main focus of NIH's conflict of interest policy is:

Financial conflicts of interest

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the review process for grant proposals?

Funding agencies usually have committees, often with external reviewers, that assess the quality of the proposal.

Which of the following is the most effective strategy for preventing research misconduct?

Good mentoring

Which of the following is true regarding authors who seek to publish the same content in multiple papers?

If the same content s used in multiple papers, it is essential that this information be properly disclosed to journal editors and other relevant entities.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines?

Individuals who do not meet the criteria for authorship but who have made a noteworthy contribution are normally listed in the acknowledgments section.

Which of the following is true regarding industry-sponsored research?

Industry sponsors of research may seek to place restrictions on the disclosure of research results.

The two main criteria that the National Science Foundation (NSF) uses to evaluate grant proposals are:

Intellectual merit and broader impact.

What is the main function of the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 as it relates to academic institutions?

It allows institutions to have control over the intellectual property from federally-funded research.

An idea is most likely to represent "common knowledge" if:

It can be safely assumed that the readers and the author are both thoroughly familiar with the idea and its source.

Which of the following most accurately describes the practice of ghost authorship?

It is a situation where the individual who wrote the manuscript is not listed as an author.

Which of the following most accurately describes a conflict of commitment?

It occurs when outside activities interfere with obligations to one's primary employer.

According to the U.S. Federal Research Misconduct Policy, fabrication involves:

Making up data or results and recording or reporting them.

Which of the following is true about the management of conflicts of interest?

Management plans are often created to reduce the impact of conflicts of interest.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the mentoring relationship?

Mentors teach trainees about aspects of academic life that are not covered in textbooks.

If a researcher creates the idea for a project and is not listed in the preferred author order position on resulting publications, is this considered to be research misconduct under federal policy?

No; instead it is a type of authorship dispute.

Ethical writing and scholarship is based on an implicit contract between the author and readers, whereby readers assume that what they read is accurate, has been written by the author, and has:

Not been disseminated before unless noted otherwise.

Which type of inappropriate practice most likely occurred if a researcher takes credit for someone else's idea and does not acknowledge the original source?

Plagiarism

Which statement best describes what an IRB is responsible for reviewing?

Research involving a human subject

Which of the following is true regarding data sharing and stewardship?

Researchers who receive federal funding may have to adhere to a data sharing requirement.

The defining characteristic of a mentor is someone who:

Takes a sincere interest in the growth and development of a trainee.

Which of the following most directly contributed to the establishment of the National Research Act and the creation of the Belmont Report?

The Tuskegee Study

The reuse of one's previously published material in a new journal article is most appropriate if:

The author informs all the relevant parties and obtains permission to do so.

Which of the following is true regarding an acknowledgments section?

The contributions of technicians and other researchers are often listed in the acknowledgments section if they do not meet all of the criteria for authorship.

Which author is normally responsible for sharing reprints of a publication with readers?

The corresponding author.

Which of the following is true regarding academic-industry collaborations?

The industry sponsor typically owns the data from research that it funds.

Which of the following is most likely to own the data resulting from a research project?

The organization that receives federal funding for a project.

What is the most appropriate process for research collaborators to use in determining which journal they should submit their work to?

The research team should discuss the issue early on and while the project is ongoing.

As a first step, what must be done before enrolling a young child in a research protocol?

The risks and benefits must be explained to the child's parents or legally authorized representative.

Which of the following most accurately describes the responsibilities of a trainee in the mentoring relationship?

The trainee must take an active role in the relationship and clearly communicate needs and expectations.

In any collaboration, data ownership is typically determined by:

The type and source of funds used to support the project.

The main reason that grant proposal reviewers with a conflict of interest should remove themselves from the review process is because:

Their removal lessens the chance that bias will affect the review process​.

In the research context, the term validity most commonly refers to:

Whether operationalized terms actually measure what they purport to measure.

ordering authors alphabetically is a universally accepted strategy in professional fields

false

Authors who reuse portions of text that have appeared in one of their earlier published papers run the risk of being accused of:

self-plagarism