CITI Privacy and Confidentiality SBE
A researcher leaves a research file in her car while she attends a concert and
her car is stolen. The file contains charts of aggregated numerical data from a
research study with human subjects, but no other documents. The consent
form said that no identifying information would be retained, and the
researcher adhered to that component. Which of the following statements
best characterizes what occurred? ✔️Ans - There was neither a violation
of privacy nor a breach of confidentiality.
Which of the following constitutes both a breach of confidentiality (the
research data have been disclosed, counter to the agreement between
researcher and subjects) and a violation of subjects' privacy (the right of the
individuals to be protected against intrusion into their personal lives or
affairs)? ✔️Ans - A faculty member makes identifiable data about sexual
behavior available to graduate students, although the subjects were assured
that the data would be de-identified.
In a longitudinal study that will follow children from kindergarten through
high school and will collect information about illegal activities, which of the
following confidentiality procedures would protect against compelled
disclosure of individually identifiable information? ✔️Ans - Securing a
Certificate of Confidentiality
When a focus group deals with a potentially sensitive topic, which of the
following statements about providing confidentiality to focus group
participants is correct? ✔️Ans - The researcher cannot control what
participants repeat about others outside the group.
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