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During an ongoing research study, investigators must continuously monitor their participants for any unanticipated reactions. If participants exhibit unexpected distress or negative responses, researchers should seek their feedback during the debriefing process and must be prepared to adjust the study's procedures to ensure ethical compliance and participant safety.

Monitoring Participants for Unanticipated Reactions

Diana Baumrind criticized Stanley Milgram's obedience research for its lack of ethical follow-through. She argued that while Milgram could not have known in advance that participants would experience such severe negative reactions, he observed their distress after testing the first few subjects. According to Baumrind, Milgram should have monitored these unanticipated reactions and ethically adjusted his research procedures at that point.

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