Question 1

Just as one sex has served as the standard for biomedical research, so has

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A)   one form of placebo.
B)   one form of sexuality.
C)   one form of treatment.
D)   one form of race.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

The basic requirement that must be met for an experiment to be morally legitimate is that

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A)   the experiment must be beneficial to the subject.
B)   the experiment must be beneficial to mankind.
C)   the subject must have given informed consent to be involved.
D)   the experiment must be legally permissible.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D) C

Question 3

Valid consent requires that we deliberate before we decide, and genuine deliberations require which of the following?

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A)   information and understanding
B)   information only
C)   understanding only
D)   neither; merely saying yes to participation is sufficientE) A) and C)
F) C) and D) A

Question 4

Peter Singer believes that the major health problems in the world continue to exist predominantly as the result of which fact or facts?

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A)   No one is putting enough effort and money into enacting the treatments and prevention measures that we already know how to do.
B)   We do not know how to properly prevent diseases and keep people healthy.
C)   We do not conduct enough testing with animals.
D)   All of these choicesE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Clinical Equipoise is:

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A)   a term denoting the fact that of two or more treatment options, no one of them has been established clearly superior to another.
B)   a rare disease.
C)   a specific type of Phase I Clinical Trial.
D)   when physicians clearly recognize that one type of therapy is vastly superior to alternative therapies.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

The Nuremberg Code arose in response to which event?

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A)   The Nazi experiments conducted during WWII
B)   The Tuskegee Experiments
C)   The Willowbrook Experiments
D)   The Regimen 076 studyE) None of the above
F) B) and C) A

Question 7

Genuine deliberation requires

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A)   only information.
B)   only understanding.
C)   both information and understanding.
D)   information, understanding, and autonomy.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 8

One problem with many medical trials going unpublished is that this situation could result in

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A)   false positive results.
B)   false negative results.
C)   selection bias.
D)   the increased use of placebos.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following are considered vulnerable populations?

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A)   Children
B)   Prisoners
C)   The mentally impaired and people suffering from mental illnesses
D)   all of these choicesE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following is true of Phase I clinical trials?

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A)   They are designed to determine dosage, toxicity, and side effects.
B)   They rely solely on animals as test subjects.
C)   They are not required by the FDA.
D)   They are the last stage of clinical testing.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Peter Singer argued that our willingness to tolerate animal experiments can be explained by

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A)   their effectiveness.
B)   their cheapness.
C)   our racism.
D)   our speciesism.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following is or are true of a placebo?

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A)   Placebos are used in randomized clinical trials.
B)   Placebos contain the currently most effective treatment for a condition.
C)   Participants who receive a placebo during a trial know that they are receiving a placebo.
D)   all of these choicesE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

The autonomy of prisoners could be compromised by which of the following?

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A)   The offer of monetary inducements to participate in research
B)   The offer of non-monetary inducements to participate in research
C)   Their incarceration
D)   All of these choicesE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

According to Roman Catholicism,

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A)   all fetal research is forbidden.
B)   the fetus is a person.
C)   research involving fetal tissue is prohibited.
D)   research involving fetal remains is prohibited.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Eugene Passamani believes that the ethical difficulties surrounding randomized clinical trials can be overcome if which of the following conditions is met?

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A)   Participants give informed consent.
B)   A state of clinical equipoise exists.
C)   The trial is designed as a test of therapeutic alternatives.
D)   All of these choicesE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Since her parents could not afford either a transplant or the Norwood procedure (alternative correctional surgery)  the case of Baby Fae raised issues about

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A)   commercial surrogacy.
B)   informed consent.
C)   commercial medicine.
D)   euthanasia.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Exam 2: Research Ethics and Informed Consent-PART A

Just as one sex has served as the standard for biomedical research, so has

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The basic requirement that must be met for an experiment to be morally legitimate is that

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Valid consent requires that we deliberate before we decide, and genuine deliberations require which of the following?

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Peter Singer believes that the major health problems in the world continue to exist predominantly as the result of which fact or facts?

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Clinical Equipoise is:

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The Nuremberg Code arose in response to which event?

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Genuine deliberation requires

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One problem with many medical trials going unpublished is that this situation could result in

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Which of the following are considered vulnerable populations?

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Which of the following is true of Phase I clinical trials?

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Peter Singer argued that our willingness to tolerate animal experiments can be explained by

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Which of the following is or are true of a placebo?

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The autonomy of prisoners could be compromised by which of the following?

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According to Roman Catholicism,

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Eugene Passamani believes that the ethical difficulties surrounding randomized clinical trials can be overcome if which of the following conditions is met?

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Since her parents could not afford either a transplant or the Norwood procedure (alternative correctional surgery) the case of Baby Fae raised issues about

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The basic requirement that must be met for an experiment to be morally legitimate is that

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Valid consent requires that we deliberate before we decide, and genuine deliberations require which of the following?

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Peter Singer believes that the major health problems in the world continue to exist predominantly as the result of which fact or facts?

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Which of the following are considered vulnerable populations?

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Which of the following is true of Phase I clinical trials?

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Eugene Passamani believes that the ethical difficulties surrounding randomized clinical trials can be overcome if which of the following conditions is met?

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