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Orientation to Research with Human Subjects

Risk-Benefit Analysis

Summary

  1. To be institutionally approved the benefit of research involving human subjects must outweigh the risks. True/False
  2. Some research risks can be ameliorated, reduced, or eliminated and some cannot. True/False
  3. The risks due to breach of confidentiality are less important than direct physical or medical risks. True/False
  4. When in doubt about an explanation of the science, researchers should attempt to explain it in layman's terms even if a subtlety is lost. True/False
  5. As the researcher and the IRB are considering the risk-benefit analysis, they may leave consideration of the "justice" ethic for a later time, such as review of annual reports. True/False

If you answered questions 1, 2, and 4 "True" and questions 3 and 5 "False," you are correct.

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