Dennis Has Secured Generous Funding for His Study

Multiple Choice

Dennis has secured generous funding for his study. In his IRB application, he states that he plans to pay participants $50 each for completing a short 15 minute survey. What is a potential problem that could be raised by the IRB?

A) Prospective participants could feel coerced to participate due to the monetary compensation.
B) Dennis would be misleading potential participants into thinking that other psychology studies offer as generous monetary compensation.
C) Dennis would be poaching participants from other studies that do not pay as well.
D) It is unethical to pay participants - Dennis should recruit only individuals who are willing to volunteer their time for free.