An Experimenter Is Studying the Facial Expression of the Emotion

question 24

Multiple Choice

An experimenter is studying the facial expression of the emotion terror. He plans to point a loaded gun at participants as they enter the room and photograph them at the same instant. Such an experiment would be ethically

• A)acceptable if the experimenter explained the experiment afterward.
• B)acceptable if the experimenter explained the experiment afterward and if the participants were paid.
• C)acceptable if the participants were paid.
• D)unacceptable because the risks and discomfort to the participants outweigh the potential benefits of the knowledge gained.

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