Many Long-Term Studies Offer Financial Compensation Each Time a Participant

question 38

Multiple Choice

Many long-term studies offer financial compensation each time a participant completes another portion of the study. What might the researchers be trying to prevent by paying participants?

• A) bias
• B) lying
• C) changing answers
• D) attrition

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