A psychologist wanted to investigate the effects of the timing of transition to daycare on separation anxiety levels. She compared children who had started daycare before the age of twelve months with children who had started daycare after eighteen months. These three-year-old children were observed in their nursery setting during morning drop-off.
Explain one ethical issue the psychologist would have needed to consider when carrying out this research. How could the psychologist have dealt with this issue?
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