A professor telling students to enroll in the psychology research experiment conducted by the departmental chair or else they will get a failing grade for the quarter, is an illustration of what?

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Brooklyn Griffith

6 December, 17:56

A professor telling students to enroll in the psychology research experiment conducted by the departmental chair or else they will get a failing grade for the quarter, is an illustration of what?

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April Friedman · Answer 1

The answer is: This is an illustration of research coercion.

Explanation:

IRB committees state that a researcher must obtain consent from the human subjects to participate in the research, however, this consent must be obtained without coercion or inlfuence, participants must know that they have the right to choose whether or not to participate and they must have enough information about the research to make an informed decision.

Coercion occurs when the researcher threats, implicitly or overtly, the subjects in order for them to participate. In this case, the professor is using his position of power to force the students into participating in the research, which is why there is no consent.