A waiver of the requirement for documentation of informed consent may be granted when:
The subjects are literate in their own language; however, they do not read, write, or speak English Potential subjects might
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If you become too emotionally distressed during the research, you may have to drop out.
A study in which researchers told students that they would be given a quiz after reading some study materials when
Read moreA general requirement for informed consent is that no informed consent may include any exculpatory language. Exculpatory language is that which waives or appears to waive any of the subject’s legal rights or releases or appears to release those conducting the research from liability for negligence. Which of the following statements in a consent form is an example of exculpatory language?
Your participation in this research is voluntary. If you choose not to participate, or change your mind later, your decision
Read moreA therapist at a free university clinic treats elementary school children with behavior problems who are referred by a social service agency. She is also a doctoral candidate who proposes using data she has and will collect about the children for a case-based research project. Which of the following statements about parental permission is correct?
The therapist creates her clients’ records; therefore, she does not need parents’ permission to use the information for research purposes.
Read moreWhat statement about risks in social and behavioral sciences research is most accurate:
If a study offers potential benefits, it is not necessary to minimize risks. Anonymizing data effectively manages the risk of
Read moreRisk should be evaluated solely by the magnitude or severity of expected harm, not probability.
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Read moreThe primary purpose of a Certificate of Confidentiality is to:
Prevent subjects from knowing the purpose of a study. Allow law enforcement to investigate abuse cases. Protect researchers from disclosing
Read moreIf disclosure of a subject’s involvement in a specific research study can be potentially harmful to the subject, and the consent form is the only record linking the subject to the research, which of the following would be most helpful:
Have the subject sign the consent form under an assumed name. Obtain a Certificate of Confidentiality. Code the subjects’ responses.
Read moreAn investigator wishes to study generational differences in coping mechanisms among adults who experienced abuse as children. Adequate measures will be instituted to obtain informed consent and ensure that there is no breach of confidentiality. The most likely additional risk is that some subjects may:
Experience emotional or psychological distress. Lose their legal status. Lose their employment. Feel that their privacy has been invaded. CLICK
Read moreWhich of the following statements about the relationship between an institution and the institution’s IRB(s) is correct?
Institutional priorities take precedence over all IRB determinations. Department chairs can overturn an IRB disapproval. Officials of the institution may
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