Adults at a sports centre agree to fill in a questionnaire that they are told is about their leisure activities. In fact, most of the questions ask how they feel about their body shape and weight. Afterwards, several of the adults say that the questions left them feeling uncomfortable about their appearance.
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.