Human Subjects   Key Issues: Recruitment (cont.)
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If incentives are extended to some members of a group, these must not disadvantage other, non-selected, members.

For example, if students receive extra points in a course in which grades are assigned by fixed percentages, students not participating may be disadvantaged.

Subject-selection criteria must avoid discriminating against classes of humans (e.g., sex, age, or ethnicity) except as required for specific reasons.