CITI module

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Question 1

Question If a researcher creates the idea for a project and is not listed in the preferred author order position on resulting publications, is this considered to be research misconduct under federal policy?
Your Answer No; instead it is a type of authorship dispute.
Result Correct
Comment Situations involving disagreements about author order are not considered to be research misconduct under federal policy.

Question 2

Question According to U.S. Federal Research Misconduct Policy, which of the following is considered to be research misconduct?
Your Answer Plagiarism
Result Correct
Comment Along with fabrication and falsification, plagiarism is included within the federal definition of research misconduct.

Question 3

Question Which type of inappropriate practice most likely occurred if a researcher takes credit for someone else’s idea and does not acknowledge the original source?
Your Answer Plagiarism
Result Correct
Comment This situation most likely involves plagiarism. Plagiarism includes using another person’s ideas or words without giving appropriate credit to the original source.

Question 4

Question Which of the following is true regarding research misconduct?
Your Answer Federal funding agencies typically rely on an institution to make the initial response to an allegation of research misconduct.
Result Correct
Comment Federal funding agencies typically rely on an institution to make the initial response to an allegation of research misconduct.

Question 5

Question Which type of research misconduct most likely occurred if someone intentionally removes data points from the data set in order to generate a deceptive conclusion?
Your Answer Falsification
Result Correct
Comment This situation most likely involves falsification. Falsification includes deceptively changing or omitting data.