Test 4 Assessing Risk in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Question 1

What are the 3 common categories of harm

Answer 1

Invasion of privacy
Breach of confidentiality
Study procedures

Question 2

What is invasion of Privacy?

Answer 2

if personal information is accessed or collected without the subjects’ knowledge or consent

Question 3

What is breach of confidentiality?

Answer 3

an unauthorized release of data

Question 4

How are subjects placed in harm as a result of study procedures?

Answer 4

gang members, stress, focus group confidentiality

Question 5

What are 2 elements of risk that must be considered?

Answer 5

probability and magnitude (pop pop) of harm

Question 6

How does beneficence impact risk?

Answer 6

risks associated with research should be reasonable in relation to the anticipated benefits.

Question 7

What is a certificate of confidentiality?

Answer 7

issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to protect identifiable research information from compelled disclosure. Certificates of Confidentiality may be obtained for any research, regardless of funding.

Question 8

What are common categories of harm?

Answer 8

The risks of harm typically associated with social and behavioral research are social, psychological, economic, dignitary, and legal in nature.