Ch9 Research Methodology and Ethics Test Questions & Answers

Chapter: Chapter 09 - Quiz

Multiple Choice

1. _________________ is based on the concept that there is some previous knowledge on the research topic in question.

A) Action or applied research

B) Exploratory research

C) Existing research

D) Previous research

2. ________________ is based on the concept that there is not any or there is very limited previous knowledge on the research topic in question.

A) Action or applied research

B) Exploratory research

C) Existing research

D) Previous research

3. There are ___ steps identified in the text that make up the research process.

A) 10

B) 4

C) 5

D) 8

4. Three tenets of ethical medical research in the United States are respect for persons, beneficence, and _________.

A) fairness.

B) justice.

C) safety.

D) wellness.

Rationale: Key parts of the Belmont report and modern medical ethics in the United States

5. The Belmont report was produced during the ______.

A) 1940s.

B) 1950s.

C) 1960s.

D) 1970s.

6. Walter Reed is associated with research on yellow fever and _________.

A) fleas.

B) mosquitoes.

C) AIDS.

D) unclean drinking water.

7. The 40-year Tuskegee experiments dealt with questionable ethics in the treatment of syphilis because

A) patients were black.

B) a cure was known.

C) patients were sick.

D) it was before the Belmont report.

8. “In the field of research a fundamental distinction must be recognized between clinical research in which the aim is essentially therapeutic for the patient and the clinical research the essential object of which is purely scientific and without therapeutic value to the person subjected to the research.” This is the key idea behind ___________________.

A) the Declaration of Helsinki.

B) the Affordable Care Act.

C) the Belmont report.

D) medical ethics common core.

9.An institutional review board (IRB) is required by _______________.

A) federal law.

B) Declaration of Helsinki.

C) Belmont report.

D) Hippocratic oath.

10. Two places where you can obtain free IRB certifications are Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative and ___________.

A) federal register of medical safety.

B) NATO.

C) IRB.

D) National Institutes of Health.

11. Which type of IRB review process is not valid?

A) Full review

B) Expedited

C) Exempt

D) Federal review

12. Clearly defined ways to opt out as a research subject fall under ______________________.

A) Belmont.

B) honest practice.

C) IRB process.

D) informed consent.

13. ___________________________ is an agreement to participate given by someone other than the subject on behalf of the subject, in cases in which the subject is not able to give legal consent.

A) Assent

B) Consent

C) Authority

D) US FDA CFR

14. You would use nonparametric statistical methods when data were ___________________.

A) normal distribution.

B) non-normal distribution.

C) two randomly selected groups.

D) two groups you could generalize would be similar in nature and makeup.

15. The chi-square test of independence examines categorical data, such as yes, no, or neutral. Which of the following is not categorical data that might work with this statistical method?

A) Gender

B) Voting choice between two candidates

C) Weight

D) Agree, disagree, or neutral

16. The Mann-Whitney U test is good when your two samples, similar to a parametric t test, __________.

A) are the same size.

B) are not the same size.

C) meet the requirements for a nonparametric test.

D) both B and C.

17. A nonparametric test such as the Mann-Whitney U is also good for small groups_______.

A) of less than 30 to 50.

B) greater than 50 subjects.

C) of bidirectional subjects.

D) that are standard subject groups.

18. Regression analysis might be used to predict future ___________ needs.

A) distribution

B) inventory

C) t test

D) normal distribution

19. If P > .05 then which would be a true finding for P?

A) .067123

B) .0045678

C) .00512345

D) .0000512345

20. Drug trials conducted overseas may or may not adhere to _______ regulations as if they were conducted on US soil.

A) safety

B) ACA

C) FDA

D) IRB