Participants Are Usually Reluctant to Participate in Research Studies When

question 16

Multiple Choice

Participants are usually reluctant to participate in research studies when:

• A) they aren't being paid
• B) they do not know what is being done with the results
• C) they feel threatened in someway
• D) none of the answers are correct

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Definitions:

Continental Shelf

A gently sloping, relatively shallow area of seafloor that flanks a continent and is underlain by thinned continental crust.

Clastic Rocks

Sedimentary rocks composed of fragments of pre-existing rocks, transported and deposited by water, wind, or ice.

Shale

A fine-grained sedimentary rock formed from clay and mud, often used as a source of oil and natural gas.

Diagenesis

The physical, chemical, and biological changes that sediment undergoes after initial deposition, excluding surface erosion and deep metamorphism.