How do shoppers react to a staged minor visual obstacle, such as a misplaced promotional stand, in a supermarket aisle? Some shoppers may navigate around it patiently, others may show signs of frustration, while some might actively move the obstacle aside. Researchers plan to use a covert structured naturalistic observation to investigate these behavioral responses in a busy supermarket.
Describe two ways you would address the ethical guideline of ‘responsibility’ in relation to this study.
276 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Debates, covering Nature/nurture, Freewill/determinism, Reductionism/holism, Individual/situational explanations, Usefulness of research, Ethical considerations, Conducting socially sensitive research, and Psychology as a science. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.