RESEARCH STUDY 4.1 Dr. Kline Is Planning on Conducting a Study Next Semester

RESEARCH STUDY 4.1
Dr. Kline is planning on conducting a study next semester. He is curious as to whether sleep deprivation is associated with poorer cognitive performance. For example, if you sleep poorly the night before a big exam, will you do worse? Dr. Kline is especially curious about selective sleep deprivation, where people are kept from entering R.E.M. (rapid eye movement) sleep. Using an electroencephalograph (EEG) to monitor brain waves, he plans to let participants sleep until they enter R.E.M. sleep and then he will wake them. After 1 minute of being awake, he plans to let them return to sleep. As they enter R.E.M. sleep again, he wakes them up again and follows the same procedure. He plans to do this through the entire 8-hour sleep session. The following morning, participants will be asked to take a sample SAT test.
-Refer to Research Study 4.1 above to answer the following question. Imagine that Dr.Kline is a clinical psychologist who volunteers his time at a local prison counseling several inmates.Because of his connections there,he is considering using prisoners as his participants.Why is this choice potentially problematic?

A) According to the Belmont Report, prisoners are entitled to special protection.
B) Since he works at the prison, participants may feel there will be negative consequences if they do not participate.
C) Prisoners are unable to give informed consent.
D) Both a and b are potentially problematic.
E) All of the above are potentially problematic.