How do elderly citizens (aged 75+) navigate the rapid transition to online-only essential services, such as managing pension portals or booking doctor appointments? Do these digital barriers affect their sense of independence, or do they lead to feelings of vulnerability and exclusion? To investigate the personal experiences and emotional impact of digital exclusion on older adults, researchers plan to conduct a study using a semi-structured interview method.
Outline two ways that you would address the ethical principle of 'responsibility' in the design of this semi-structured interview 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.