An investigator studied bystander intervention by having an actor pretend to experience a sudden, severe panic attack in a crowded shopping mall. The researcher secretly recorded the reactions and facial expressions of shoppers using hidden cameras. Many shoppers walked away quickly, looking visibly distressed, and left the mall before the researcher could approach them. No information about the study was displayed in the mall.
Identify one ethical issue that occurred in this investigation and explain how the researcher could have addressed this issue.
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