The researcher proposes to ask teachers to inform their students that the study exists, and to tell them where they can access the link to the survey, in case they wish to complete it, at home or anywhere outside the classroom. The schoolboard has approved the proposal, the teachers are not members of the research team and the context is not likely to exercise coercive pressure on students to participate in the study. Is the proposal ethically acceptable?

A researcher at a Canadian institution eligible to receive Agency funding wishes to determine the frequency of cannabis consumption among high school students in Canada. The researcher will create a website that includes a secure link to a survey for students wishing to participate in the research. For scientific reasons, only students who have already used cannabis will be invited to participate and respond anonymously to the survey (please answer all questions by YES or NO).The researcher proposes to ask teachers to inform their students that the study exists, and to tell them where they can access the link to the survey, in case they wish to complete it, at home or anywhere outside the classroom. The schoolboard has approved the proposal, the teachers are not members of the research team and the context is not likely to exercise coercive pressure on students to participate in the study. Is the proposal ethically acceptable?

A researcher at a Canadian institution eligible to receive Agency funding wishes to determine the frequency of cannabis consumption among high school students in Canada. The researcher will create a website that includes a secure link to a survey for students wishing to participate in the research. For scientific reasons, only students who have already used cannabis will be invited to participate and respond anonymously to the survey (please answer all questions by YES or NO).The researcher wishes to compare the frequency of cannabis consumption depending on the sex and gender of the students. Is such an analysis ethically acceptable?

In order to identify prospective participants who may be in a position to help answer specific research questions, it can be ethically acceptable to engage with some individuals or their community before seeking REB review and approval of the research project. True False

Which of the following can be considered an unethical action?a.Studying the respondents or research subjects without their knowledge.b.Asking a respondent questions that will cause them extreme embarrassment.c.Asking for permission to record the interview from the respondent.d.Informing the respondents on the purpose of the study.

If disclosure of a subject's involvement in a specific research study can be potentially harmful to the subject, and the consent form is the only record linking the subject to the research, which of the following would be most helpful: Have the subject sign the consent form under an assumed name. Code the subjects' responses. Obtain a waiver of documentation of informed consent. Obtain a Certificate of Confidentiality.