[xeyownt]

Without study of the internal motivations, the conclusions of the study are pure conjectures.

You are trapped in an experiment and you have the impression that things went too far and you think you can't escape? You rush it. You hear horrible noises? You just pretend you don't hear them. These are all classical mental patterns. There are million ways to explain them.

[carlosjobim]

In what way were they trapped?

[palata]

I assume they meant "If you feel trapped", and followed by imagining what could happen in such a situation.