Research methods

Exploring how research decisions have been implemented, analysed and can be evaluated for the examination of different human behaviours.

Experimental methods

Experiments

This 12 mark paper looks at designing an experiment.

Observational techniques

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Self-report techniques

Interviews

These short mark exam-style questions are on interviews.

Correlations

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Content analysis

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Case studies

Case studies

These short mark exam-style questions are on case studies.

Aims

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Hypotheses

Hypotheses

These short mark exam-style questions are on hypotheses.

Sampling

Sampling

These short mark exam-style questions focus on sampling.

Pilot study

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Experimental design

Experimental design

These short mark exam-style questions focus on independent groups, matched pairs and repeated measures.

Variables

Variables

These short mark exam-style questions focus on variables.

Control

Counterbalancing

This paper explores exam-style questions on counterbalancing.

Demand characteristics and investigator effects

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Ethics

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Peer review

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Psychology and the economy

Psychology and the economy

These short mark exam-style questions focus on the impact psychology can have on the workforce.

Reliability

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Validity

Validity

This paper has short mark exam-style questions on validity.

Features of science

Features of science

Short mark exam-style questions on objectivity, empiricism and hypothesis testing.

Reporting psychological investigations

Conventions in reporting

These short mark questions focus on the sections of a report.

Quantitative and qualitative data

Quantitative and qualitative data

The focus of this paper are short mark exam-style questions on this type of data.

Primary and secondary data

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Descriptive statistics

Descriptive statistics

The focus of this paper are short mark exam-style questions on descriptive statistics.

Presentation of quantitative data

Graphs

This paper contains short mark exam-style questions on graphs.

Distributions

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Correlations

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Level of measurement

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Content analysis and coding

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Statistical tests

Statistical tests

This paper includes short mark exam-style questions looking at significance and choices for inferential tests.

Research methods

Research methods (mini mock)

Research methods (mini mock)

Research methods Practice Paper