A team of researchers designed an experiment to investigate the effects of consuming high-caffeine energy drinks on factory workers' operational safety and hand-eye coordination. They recruited a sample of 24 experienced machinery operators and asked them to complete two simulated production-line tasks on a computer. Both tasks involved monitoring a five-minute digital conveyor belt and using a joystick to redirect misaligned items as quickly as possible.
Each participant completed two simulated tasks:
The order in which participants completed the tasks was counterbalanced.
Question: Explain one or more ethical issues that the researchers should have considered in this experiment.
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