Kelsea is extremely upset that her research proposal was rejected by the ethics review board.She wanted to study the effects of a new memory strategy on grades,and she proposed to tell the participants all the details at the outset of the study.Furthermore,she was going to compensate them with a guaranteed A+ in the course.What reason do you think the ethics review board gave for rejecting Kelsea's proposal?
A) The compensation was too high.
B) It wasn't voluntary.
C) She needed to do an animal study first.
D) There is no such thing as a new memory strategy.

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The compensation of a guaranteed A+ in the course is excessively high and could be considered coercive, influencing participants' decision to join the study in a way that compromises the voluntary nature of their participation.

Kelsea Is Extremely Upset That Her Research Proposal Was Rejected