Research participants are presented with this scenario: "There is a runaway trolley headed for five people. All will certainly b
e killed unless you push a larger stranger onto the tracks, where he will die as his body stops the trolley. Will you push him?" What are the likely results to this question?
Most of the participants will disagree and back out.
Explanation:
Participants are never comfortable with research where human lives are at risk. It is generally because of morals and psychological effects which end up affecting in various ways. If the research involved no killing then the chances of participants backing out would have been extremely low. Moreover, it is human nature to opt for process which are harmless in almost every way.
