A clinical psychologist wants to investigate the effectiveness of a new mindfulness-based smartphone application, 'CalmSpace', on reducing anxiety levels in adolescents. The study will involve 80 participants aged 14 to 15 who have been referred to 'The Willows Youth Clinic' for anxiety. The psychologist plans to use a randomized controlled design where one group uses 'CalmSpace' daily for 8 weeks, while a control group receives standard clinical care but no app.
Identify two ethical considerations in this study and explain how you would address them.
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.