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Consider the following scenario: Jill is conducting an experiment on the effects of story themes—traditional versus nontraditional—on memory for story details. She is paying participants $5 to complete a research protocol that takes about 40 minutes. Prior to beginning the protocol, participants sign a consent form. Jill is present during this time to answer questions and clarify areas of concern. One participant, Sarah, reads the consent form, agrees to participate, and begins the protocol. After about 12 minutes, she gets up and tells Jill that she has to go. She says she is sorry but she cannot complete the protocol. Jill offers her an additional $10 to stay in the study and complete the required tasks.

Is Jill’s behavior ethical? Why? Use the relevant section of the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics to justify your response.

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I feel that Jill's approach is not ethical she is essentially bribing the participant by offering more money to stay on as a participant, what makes that participant better than the other participants, Ethical code G.2.f Commitments to participants counselors take reasonable measures to honor all commitments. Jill is not honoring her commitment to the rest of her participants. The participant has the right to leave even if a consent form has been signed; according to ethics code G.2.a Informed Consent in Research individuals have the right to decline requests to become research participants. The participant is essentially being favored over the rest of the participants. There is not code for bribing your research participants to stay with more money , this goes against the participants ethically since this certain participants is deciding to opt out of the research. Jill needs to look at the ethical implications that she is asking this participant, Jill would need to evaluate the worth of her study for all participants.

American Counseling Association. (2014). 2014 ACA code of ethics. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association

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While consent was given by the participant, the said participant then chose to exit the process for whatever reason. Jill offered more money to get the participant to stay. To me, that is not ethical due to the fact that other participants are not getting more money for their involvement and it can come across as a bribe to complete the protocol. Other participants could start dropping out then, requesting more money to stay, or simply using that tactic to get more money from Jill. If the participant had to leave, then there should have been something in the consent and guidelines that forfeits the money since it is not being completed and that in order to obtain the money, protocol must be complete along with participation etc. More money could be offered after experiment and research is complete but to get someone to stay comes across as a bribe and would seem unfair to others that are participating in the experimental process. There should either be no money offered, or only offered with stipulations stated in the disclosures.