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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