LESSON 2 RESEARCH ETHICS

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Test Your Knowledge of Research Ethics

Welcome to the Research Ethics Quiz! This engaging quiz consists of 20 questions designed to test your understanding of ethical principles in research involving human and animal subjects.

Whether you're a student, a researcher, or just someone interested in learning more, this quiz will help you:

Understand key concepts of research ethics
Recognize the importance of informed consent
Explore the role of Institutional Review Boards

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I. A framework of values within which we conduct research.

II. Help researchers identify actions we consider good and bad, and explain the principles by which we make responsible decisions in actual situations.

A. Institutional Review Boards

B. Research Ethics

C. Informed Consent

D. Risk/Benefit Analysis

Composed of laypeople and researchers, evaluate research proposals to make sure that they follow ethical standards.

A. Institutional Review Boards

B. Research Ethics

C. Informed Consent

D. Risk/Benefit Analysis

IRB determine whether any risks to the individual are outweighed by potential benefits of the knowledge to be gained

A. Research Ethics

B. Informed Consent

C. Risk/Benefit Analysis

D. Minimal Risk

I. Means that the subject agrees to participate after having been fully informed about the nature of the study

II. If the subject is a minor, _____ from a parent or legal guardian must be obtained

A. Research Ethics

B. Informed Consent

C. Risk/Benefit Analysis

D. Minimal Risk

Risk that is no greater in probability and severity than that ordinarily encountered in daily life or during the performance of routine physical or psychological examinations or tests

A. Research Ethics

B. Informed Consent

C. Risk/Benefit Analysis

D. Minimal Risk

Every person is an autonomous person with the right to make his/her own decisions about research

A. Justice

B. Respect for Persons

C. Beneficence

I. May be used when it is the best way to obtain information.

II. _______ May not be used to minimize the participants’ perception of risk or exaggerate their perceptions of benefits.

A. Anonymity

B. Confidentiality

C. Deception

Means that data is securely stored and only use for the purpose explained to the subject.

A. Anonymity

B. Confidentiality

C. Deception

The humane care and treatment of animals

A. Animal rights

B. Animal welfare

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

All sensate species (those who feel pain) are of equal value and have equal rights

A. Animal rights

B. Animal welfare

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Research articles submitted for publication are reviewed by the editor of the periodical and by several experts in the field before they can be accepted for publication

A. Fraud

B. Replication

C. Peer Review

D. Competition

The second line of defense where researchers attempt to replicate the published findings of others.

A. Competition

B. Authorship credit

C. Plagiarism

D. Replication

The third line of defense is the ____ among researchers and colleagues for scarce resources

A. Competition

B. Authorship credit

C. Plagiarism

D. Replication

I. Representing someone’s “ideas, words, or written work” as your own.

II. It includes using someone else’s ideas without giving proper credit.

A. Competition

B. Authorship credit

C. Plagiarism

D. Ethical Reports

Should only be given to those who made a major contribution to the research or writing.

A. Competition

B. Authorship credit

C. Plagiarism

D. Ethical Reports

LESSON 2 RESEARCH ETHICS

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