In 2003, the Pediatric Research Equity Act gave the FDA the authority to mandate pharmaceutical research on children. This addressed what problem?
A) Few children were receiving the benefits of drug treatments.
B) Drug companies were inappropriately testing drugs on children.
C) Empirical data on the safety and efficacy of drugs given to children were lacking.
D) Medication use among children was in decline because of fears about its safety.
Question 2Both the Tuskegee Experiment and the Baltimore Lead Paint Study violated the principle of justice by
A) only using prisoners from local penitentiaries.
B) requiring participants to complete mandatory participation.
C) asking persons to recruit others to participate in the study.
D) putting groups with limited or diminished autonomy at risk.
Question 3Which of the following is FALSE with respect to Multisystemic Therapy (MST)?
A) It is a community-based intervention used to treat oppositional defiant and conduct disorders.
B) It is primarily used with preschool children.
C) It is extremely flexible and can be easily tailored to the child's needs.
D) It decreases the need for juvenile incarceration and inpatient hospital stays.
Question 4Treatment for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease includes medication that inhibits the breakdown of
A) acetylcholine.
B) dopamine.
C) norepinephrine.
D) epinephrine.
Question 5Why would a researcher want to ensure that every person in the larger group of study has an equal chance of being included in the sample?
a. This helps eliminate a correlational relationship.
b. It increases the chances of finding a causal relationship.
c. It provides important epidemiological information such as the prevalence and incidence of the disorder.
d. It increases the researcher's ability to generalize findings to the larger group.