Dr. Smith is conducting a research study in her class for course credit. What must Dr. Smith offer the students in her class should they choose not to participate

Answer: Alternative activity.

Explanation: Dr. Smith is researching about the course credit, which means the unit values that are measured in the academic area such as class in accordance with the value of time.

The alternate activities are those activities that are performed by the student apart from academics such as playing games, swimming, skate boarding etc. These activities are suggested to be reduced by Dr. Smith so that the time for the academic area can be appropriate.