Researchers from the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Oakridge University staged a realistic medical emergency to study bystander intervention in high-pressure environments. Student participants volunteered for what they believed was a 'cognitive aptitude study' in a basement laboratory. Once inside, the door automatically locked, and a confederate (actor) pretending to be another participant suddenly collapsed, convulsed, and appeared to stop breathing. The researcher, observing via hidden cameras, remotely disabled the room's landline and blocked mobile phone signals to prevent outside calls, monitoring how long it took participants to attempt CPR. During the 15-minute ordeal, several participants exhibited severe psychological distress, including hyperventilation and frantic attempts to break down the locked door. At the end of the 15 minutes, the researcher entered the room to debrief the participants and explain the deception. The research team argued that simulating genuine, life-threatening urgency is the only way to obtain ecologically valid data on emergency helping behaviors.
Using the source above, identify two ethical considerations raised by this study. Support your answer with evidence from the text.
276 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Debates, covering Nature/nurture, Freewill/determinism, Reductionism/holism, Individual/situational explanations, Usefulness of research, Ethical considerations, Conducting socially sensitive research, and Psychology as a science. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.