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The appropriate answer is Seeking prestige authorship.

According to LaFollette, (1992), prestige authorship occurs when a person with a high degree of prestige or notoriety is listed as an author in order to give the publication more visibility or impact. In this case, Dr. Clemens understands that Dr. Wainwright's contribution would be minimal, but feels the proposal's chances of approval and funding would be enhanced, as well as all future study-related publications.

LaFollete, M.C., (1992). Stealing into Print – Fraud, Plagiarism, and Misconduct in Scientific Publishing. University of California Press, Berkley.

 
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