I was as puzzled by this as Annette & Rick. If anything, offering incentives can be regarded as problematic because they can be coercive.
BTW, I know of one case where a researcher was told *not* to give an incentive (in this case a very cheap item - a disposable razor - given to the all-male participants who might want to shave at the end of a study that required an overnight stay in the laboratory). The argument was that these volunteers should not be given anything "of value" or they wouldn't be volunteers. Admittedly, an over-the-top example. But no participant received a disposable razor - they all had to head for home with scruffy stubble on their faces. :-) Claudia --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=12697 or send a blank email to leave-12697-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
