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Test Questions for Certification

  1. The University of La Verne's IRB Policies and Procedures apply to _______ conducting, instructing or supervising research involving human participants:
    1. All Faculty
    2. All Faculty, Staff, Administrators and Students
    3. All Staff and Administrators
    4. All IRB Members
  2. Final responsibility for the protection of human participants and adherence to ethical standards rests with:
    1. Faculty supervising the research
    2. Students conducting the research
    3. The University of La Verne
    4. IRB Members who enforce compliance with IRB Policies and Procedures
  3. In order to begin data collection for theses or dissertations involving human research, approval must be received from the University Institutional Review Board:
    1. Prior to the start of data collection
    2. At the start of data collection
    3. Before the oral defense
    4. None of the above
  4. Research-based activities in courses as well as senior projects:
    1. Are exempt from federal guidelines
    2. Should comply with federal guidelines
    3. Should be supervised by the course instructor
    4. Both b and c
  5. There are three categories for review by the University Institutional Review Board under which researchers must choose to submit their application based on the nature and level of potential risk to research participants:
    1. "Standard Review" Category, "Non-Exempt" Category, and "Instructor-Approved" Category
    2. "Expedited Review" Category, "Exempt Review" Category, and "Instructor-Approved" Category
    3. "Standard Review" Category, "Expedited Review" Category, and "Exempt Review" Category
    4. None of the above
  6. Informed consent primarily addresses:
    1. Humanistic concerns
    2. Ethical concerns
    3. Curricular concerns
    4. Pedagogical concerns
  7. The University Institutional Review Board's actions may be appealed to:
    1. The federal government
    2. The University Provost
    3. The Institutional Review Board for reconsideration
    4. The dean of the school or college in which the student is enrolled
  8. Who can move a protocol submitted to the IRB from one review category to another?
    1. The Area IRB Member to whom the protocol was submitted
    2. The full Institutional Review Board
    3. The University Research Coordinator
    4. All of the above
  9. For faculty members who teach, conduct or supervise human research, which of the following types of training are required to submit a Certificate to the University Research Coordinator?
    1. The National Institute of Health Computer-Based Training
    2. The Belmont Report
    3. The University of La Verne IRB On-line Training Program
    4. a and c
  10. Which of the following is not included in the Faculty Advisor/SponsorŐs Assurance on the IRB application form:
    1. Agreement to monitor study programs
    2. Agreement to be a participant in the proposed study
    3. Agreement to identify an alternate advisor in the event he/she is unavailable
    4. Certification that the student has sufficient knowledge to protect the human participants
  11. What is the last form that a researcher must submit to the IRB:
    1. The IRB application
    2. Notice of Adverse Event
    3. Application for Amendment to an Approved Protocol
    4. The Final Report for an Approved Research Protocol
  12. Protocol approvals are good for ___________ from the date of approval for collection of data:
    1. a maximum of two years
    2. a maximum of one year
    3. up to three years
    4. the term of the research project
  13. Investigators who collect data from human participants without IRB approval will be ____________:
    1. sent a violation letter by the office of the University Research Coordinator
    2. reported to their department chair/academic dean for a violation of the IRB procedures
    3. reprimanded by the Provost
    4. warned to never do that again
  14. An Informed Consent requires all the following EXCEPT:
    1. A statement that participation is voluntary and refusal to participate will involve no loss of benefits
    2. A statement acknowledging that the participant's identity may be revealed
    3. The name and contact information of the principal investigator
    4. A description of any foreseeable risks or discomforts to the participant
  15. An Informed Consent Form for a student research project must include:
    1. The name and contact information for the Provost
    2. The name and contact information for the University Research Coordinator
    3. The name and contact information for the appropriate Area IRB Member
    4. The name and contact information for the faculty advisor