A researcher recruits 14-year-olds at a youth club. She tells them the study is about reaction times. After the task, each young person is told they scored in the bottom 10% of their age group, whatever their real score, and is then asked to rate their confidence. Their parents are not contacted.
Explain two ethical issues raised by this study.
182 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 7.1 Planning Research, covering 7.1.1 Hypotheses, 7.1.2 Variables, 7.1.3 Experimental Designs, 7.1.4 Populations and Sampling, 7.1.5 Ethical issues, and 7.1.6 Dealing with ethical issues and BPS Code. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.