Which of the following are true statements regarding ethical ...

[storky111]

Which of the following are true statements regarding ethical research?
 
  a. Because of the development of the IRB process, misconduct is no longer a problem in the scientific community.
  b. Ethical research follows the three principles set forth by the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research.
  c. Researchers strive to protect the rights of human subjects, but in some situations, violation of these rights is necessary if valuable information about disease conditions is to be obtained.
  d. Since the time of the Nazi experiments in Germany, unethical research has been eliminated through the Nuremberg Code.

Question 2

What statement is untrue regarding the atrocious medical activities of the Third Reich in Europe during the late 1930s and early 1940s?
 
  a. Although terrible, at least some valuable medical information made up for the misconduct.
  b. Researchers did not follow standard methodology for scientific study.
  c. Subjects in the experiments would be considered a vulnerable population.
  d. The medical experiments were conducted on a biased sample.

[coyin]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research identified the three principles relevant to conducting research.
Unfortunately, misconduct still exists, even with the development of the IRB process.
Protection of the rights of the research subjects is considered above any gain that can be obtained from the research.
Unfortunately, unethical research is still conducted, even with the adoption of the Nuremberg Code and other laws.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The studies were ill conceived and lacked scientific rigor. It would be hard to imagine the sort of extraordinary finding that would be necessary to justify the kind of inhumane treatment.
The studies were not conducted under normal scientific rigor. The studies were ill conceived and lacked scientific rigor. It would be hard to imagine the sort of extraordinary finding that would be necessary to justify the kind of inhumane treatment.
The subjects were all prisoners and therefore a vulnerable population. The studies were ill conceived and lacked scientific rigor. It would be hard to imagine the sort of extraordinary finding that would be necessary to justify the kind of inhumane treatment.
The sample was composed of prisoners in a racially biased group. The studies were ill-conceived and lacked scientific rigor. It would be hard to imagine the sort of extraordinary finding that would be necessary to justify the kind of inhumane treatment.

[storky111]

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[alexanderhamilton]

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