Human Subjects Training

Question 1

Ethical principles identified in the Belmont Report include all of the following except:

a. Respect for persons
b. Beneficence
c. Justice
d. Confidentiality

Answer 1

d-confidentiality

Question 2

Human subjects research provides guidelines under general three areas of application.
Which of the following is not included in those three?
a. Informed consent
b. Selection of appropriate research questions
c. Assessment of risk and benefits
d. Selection of subjects

Answer 2

b-selection of appropriate research questions

Question 3

Which of the following research projects would likely be exempt from full IRB review? Indicate
a) for exempt and b) for review required:
1) Downloading public data from the National Center for Education Statistics to study the
number of Title I schools in North Carolina.
2) Surveying a random selection of NC elementary school teachers about their views of
wildlife.
3) Using testing data from public schools stripped of all identifying information.
4) Conducting a survey of your classmates for a class project.
5) Surveying elementary school students about their views of wildlife.

Answer 3

1) b
2) b
3) b
4) a
5) b