I sincerely doubt that the participants actually got an electric shock as this would be breaking 1 of the fundamental ethical guidelines of the British Psychological Society. Of which ALL academic psychological experiments/studies are bound.
The Ethical guidelines state that the mental and physical protection of participants is paramount. As waiving this could jepordise future research and damage the reputation of a scientific discipline.
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I sincerely doubt that the participants actually got an electric shock as this would be breaking 1 of the fundamental ethical guidelines of the British Psychological Society. Of which ALL academic psychological experiments/studies are bound.
The Ethical guidelines state that the mental and physical protection of participants is paramount. As waiving this could jepordise future research and damage the reputation of a scientific discipline.