Alison Is Conducting a Study on the Effects of Unfair

Multiple Choice

Alison is conducting a study on the effects of unfair treatment on emotions. To prevent participant bias, she is unable to reveal the true nature of the study until its conclusion. Which of the following ethical issue should Alison be on an alert for, and what would be the appropriate response?

A) Extreme distress caused by unfair treatment to the participant. Should that occur, Alison should terminate the experimental session.
B) Wide variation in emotion responses amongst participants. Should that occur, Alison should terminate the experimental session.
C) Wide variation in emotion responses amongst participants, but Alison should proceed in all cases to collect comprehensive data.
D) Extreme distress caused by unfair treatment to the participant, but Alison should proceed in all cases to collect comprehensive data.