Why Is It Unethical to Provide an Incentive That Is

question 34

Multiple Choice

Why is it unethical to provide an incentive that is too large to refuse (for example, offering undergraduate students free tuition for a semester for participating in a study) ?

• A)It is unfair to other researchers who cannot afford to pay participants.
• B)It unduly influences people into participating.
• C)It is unfair to people who choose not to participate in the study.
• D)It is not unethical to do this.

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