7 Research Ethics and Integrity Online Quiz Questions

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Privacy is how researchers secure collected information; confidentiality is a person’s control over access to themselves.

Privacy concerns a person’s control over access to themselves and their information; confidentiality concerns how researchers protect information they collect.

Privacy and confidentiality both mean that information can never be disclosed.

Privacy concerns publication decisions only; confidentiality concerns whether someone agreed to participate.

Justice, because it requires equal procedures for every participant.

Respect for persons, because it supports voluntary choice.

Beneficence, because it calls for reducing harm and considering benefits.

Confidentiality, because it requires researchers to eliminate every risk of disclosure.

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Keep a documented, read-only copy of original measurements and record corrections in an analysis log.

Replace the original measurements whenever corrections are made so that only the latest version remains.

Allow all team members to edit the data without recording changes to avoid administrative delays.

Delete records of analytical decisions after publication to prevent confusion about the final results.

The study’s purpose and procedures.

Foreseeable risks and potential benefits.

A guarantee that participation involves no risk and will produce a direct benefit.

How information will be handled and the participant’s right to decline or withdraw.

Alternatives when relevant.

Keep accurate records of methods, decisions, versions, and analyses.

Protect data against loss and unauthorized access.

Share all data openly regardless of participant privacy, consent, or other restrictions.

Balance responsible sharing with participant privacy and consent.

Use a data management plan to specify collection, access, security, retention, and possible sharing.

Keep the relationship private unless the results show that the product works.

Disclose the relationship through required processes so it can be assessed and managed; independent oversight may also help.

Withdraw automatically from all research, because any financial interest is proof of misconduct.

Ask participants to decide whether the relationship counts as a conflict before telling the institution.

Tell patients that participation is expected because the study may benefit others.

Make clear that refusing to participate will not affect their care.

Ask patients to sign a consent form before explaining the study.

Explain only the study's potential benefits so patients are not discouraged.

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Privacy is how researchers secure collected information; confidentiality is a participant's control over access to themselves.

Privacy and confidentiality both refer only to removing names from research data.

Privacy concerns a person's control over access to themselves and their personal information; confidentiality concerns how researchers protect collected information.

Privacy applies only before data collection; confidentiality applies only after publication.

Preserve a documented, read-only copy of original measurements and record corrections in an analysis log.

Overwrite original measurements whenever a correction is made so only the latest values remain.

Keep only the final analysis files because intermediate records can cause confusion.

Allow all collaborators to edit the original data without recording changes.

Keep the relationship private unless the study produces unfavorable findings.

Cancel the study automatically because any financial interest proves misconduct.

Ask the investigator to decide alone whether the relationship affects the results.

Disclose the relationship through required processes so it can be assessed and managed if needed.