CAIE A-Level Psychology AS Ethics Questions
Practise explaining ethical principles and safeguards in psychological research with CAIE Psychology AS questions and mark schemes.
- Syllabus
- 2028–2030
- Course
- Psychology 9990
- Level
- AS
Exam points
- Explain how variables are operationalised and controlled in psychological research.
CAIE A-Level Psychology AS Ethics Questions question 1
[Maximum number: 4]
Faiza is planning to investigate the effect of air pollution on emotion. She had planned to conduct a laboratory experiment, but rejected this for ethical reasons.
Question (a)
(a)
Suggest one reason why conducting a laboratory experiment for Faiza's investigation could have been unethical.
(risk of) physical harm / (poor) protection of participants;
(reason)
Pollution is dangerous;
(linked detail)
(hard to give) informed consent;
(reason) Cannot know in advance of risk damage;
(linked detail)
2
Reason = 1 (can be basic and generic, eg. named guideline)
Linked detail = 1
Question (b)
(b)
Faiza decides to use geography students as participants. They are visiting a rural environment and a polluted city as part of their geography course. She will collect data in both places.
Explain one reason why Faiza's new plan is more ethical.
Students exposed to pollution anyway;
(linked reason) So no more risk of harm than in normal life;
(detail) Rather than deliberately / on purpose / in a lab;
(detail)
Consent is only to participate in study;
(detail) So can be fully informed because Faiza's not causing exposure;
(linked reason)
2
Linked reason = 1
Detail = 1
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