An Experimenter Is Studying the Facial Expression of the Emotion

question 123

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) unacceptable if the experimenter explained the experiment afterward to the participants
• B) acceptable if the experimenter explained the experiment afterward and if the participants were paid
• C) acceptable if the participants were paid, regardless of the discomfort they might experience
• D) unacceptable if the risks to the participants outweigh the potential benefits of the knowledge gained

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.