An Experimenter Is Studying the Facial Expression of the Emotion

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