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AQA and OCR GCSE Psychology Research Methods exam with correct answers
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Independent || variable || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || factor || which || is || changed || by || the || researcher || in || an || experiment || to || make || two || or || more || conditions Dependent || variable || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || factor || which || is || measured || in || an || experiment. Laboratory || Experiment || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || highly || controlled || method || which || measures || participants' || performance || in || two || or || more || conditions. Experimental || design || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || way || that || participants || are || used || in || different || conditions || in || an || experiment. || They || may || do || all || conditions || or || different || participants || may || do || each || condition. Independent || groups || design || - || correct || answer || ✔ Different || participants || are || used || in || each || condition || in || an || experiment Repeated || measures || design || - || correct || answer || ✔ Each || participant || takes || part || in || every || condition || under || test.
Hypothesis || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || testable || statement || (of || the || difference || between || the || conditions || in || an || experiment). || This || is || rejected || if || not || enough || evidence || is || found || and || the || null || is || accepted. Controls || - || correct || answer || ✔ Ways || to || keep || variables || constant || in || all || conditions || of || an || experiment. Mode || - || correct || answer || ✔ An || average || that || is || the || most || common || score || in || a || set. Descriptive || statistics || - || correct || answer || ✔ Ways || to || summarise || results || from || a || study. || This || could || be || a || measure || of || central || tendency || or || spread || of || data. Bar || chart || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || graph || with || separate || bars. || usually || there || is || one || bar || for || each || condition || in || an || experiment. Median || - || correct || answer || ✔ An || average || that || is || the || middle || number || in || a || set || of || scores || when || they || are || put || in || order || from || smallest || to || largest. Mean || - || correct || answer || ✔ An || average || that || is || calculated || by || adding || up || the || scores || in || a || set || and || dividing || by || the || number || of || scores Range || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || way || to || show || how || spread || out || a || set || of || results || is || by || looking || and || the || biggest || and || smallest || scores. Ethical || issues || - || correct || answer || ✔ Potential || psychological || or || physical || risks || for || people || in || experiments.
Subjective || - || correct || answer || ✔ Where || the || researcher's || view || is || somehow || affecting || the || information || that || is || gathered Objective || - || correct || answer || ✔ Where || the || researcher's || views || do || not || affect || the || information || that || is || gathered. Aim || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || statement || of || what || the || study || is || being || carried || out || to || find. Quantitative || data || - || correct || answer || ✔ Data || involving || numbers || and || statistics, || such || as || percentages. Reliability || - || correct || answer || ✔ Refers || to || whether || findings || from || a || study || would || be || found || again || if || the || study || was || repeated. || A || study || is || reliable || if || the || findings || are || replicated || in || a || different || method.. Privacy || - || correct || answer || ✔ An || ethical || guideline || for || studies || that || involve || people || as || participants, || which || ensure || that || their || names || must || not || be || recorded || and || they || must || not || be || identifiable. Confidentiality || - || correct || answer || ✔ An || ethical || guideline || for || studies || that || involve || people || as || participants, || which || ensures || that || information || gained || must || not || be || shared || with || others || without || permission. Opportunity || sampling || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || fast || but || not || very || representative || method || of || recruiting || participants
Random || sampling || - || correct || answer || ✔ Time || consuming || but || representative || sample || of || all || participants || in || the || target || population. || Very || difficult || to || achieve || (informed || consent || from || random || ppts) Stratified || sampling || - || correct || answer || ✔ Taking || a || selection || of || people || from || important || layers || of || your || population || to || get || a || very || representative || sample. Systematic || sampling || - || correct || answer || ✔ Asking || every || Nth || person || on || a || list || of || your || target || population || to || take || part. || Requires || a || list || of || all || target || population Normal || distribution || curve || - || correct || answer || ✔ Most || people || fall || in || the || centre, || smaller || numbers || of || people || towards || the || edge, || creating || a || bell || shape || graph Scatter || graph || - || correct || answer || ✔ Two || variables || on || x || and || y || axes || and || points || plotted || to || find || a || correlation. || Used || with || ordinal/interval || data || (numbers || on || a || scale, || e.g || score || on || a || test) Null || hypothesis || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || statement || that || the || IV || will || have || no || effect || on || the || DV. || This || is || rejected || if || there || is || support || for || the || alternate || hypothesis. X || axis || - || correct || answer || ✔ Independent || variable || goes || here || on || a || graph || of || your || results Y || axis || - || correct || answer || ✔ Dependent || variable || goes || here || on || a || graph || of || your || results