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# »Introduction : Challenge Questions«

1: Conflicts of interest are important to identify because
a. they can undermine the public trust in science.
b. in clinical studies they may have health implications for consumers.
c. they aren't always financial in nature and therefore difficult to identify.
d. all of the above.

2: The core ethical value that is essential to all science is:
a. trust.
b. bias.
c. patient safety.
d. all of the above.

3: Financial conflicts of interest are:
a. tangible conflicts of interest.
b. intangible conflicts of interest.

4: A conflict of interest is considered a form of research misconduct.
a. True
b. False.

5: The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Science Foundation (NSF) have all defined minimum limits for equity or stock ownership by investigators which must be reported.
a. true.
b. false.

6: Disclosure and oversight are one of the most common preventative measures for handling conflicts of interest.
a. true.
b. false.

7: An investigator cannot have both tangible and intangible conflicts of interest at the same time. a. true.
b. false.

8: Federal guidelines have been issued for institutional conflicts of interest.
a. true.
b. false.