Ethical Considerations in Sleep Deprivation Research

A research team is studying the effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance among college students. To conduct this study, they plan to recruit participants from a local university, where participants will be randomly assigned to either a sleep-deprivation group (where they will be deprived of sleep for 24 hours) or a control group (where they will maintain their normal sleep schedule). The researchers will then test the cognitive performance of both groups using a series of standardized memory and attention tasks.

Considering the ethical principles outlined in the APA's Ethical Guidelines for Research, discuss at least two major ethical considerations that the researchers must address when conducting this study, and explain why these considerations are important for maintaining ethical research standards.