The Psychology 100 Convenor wants to examine whether participating…

Question Answered step-by-step The Psychology 100 Convenor wants to examine whether participating… The Psychology 100 Convenor wants to examine whether participating in a studygroup facilitated by a student mentor will improve the academic performance ofpsychology students. She also wants to know whether this differs for school leaversand non-school leavers. She conducts a quasi-experimental design in whichparticipants are asked to submit an expression of interest in joining the study groupfacilitated by a student mentor. Students are allocated to the study group by theconvenor on a “first come first served” basis as there is only a limited number ofpositions available for the study group. Those students who are not allocated to thestudy group do not receive any additional study support. Students are asked to keepa weekly reflective journal to document their attendance of the study group sessionsand their experiences of both the study group and the overall Psychology 100 unit.Students are also asked to provide their names and ID number so that theconvenor/researcher can test whether participating in the study group does improvestudents’ performance in Psychology 100. The convenor/researcher wants to publishthe findings if it shows that study groups support academic performance. What are the ethical considerations in this experiment and how might these be addressed? (4 marks) Social Science Psychology PSYCHOLOGY PSY10005 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)