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Question 104

Participant Observation Study

A researcher investigated the accuracy of eyewitness recall after an unexpected event. During a university seminar, an actor dressed as a delivery courier entered the room, delivered a package to the lecturer, and left after some brief dialogue.

  • Condition A: 12 students were asked individually to write down a description of the courier's jacket color.
  • Condition B: 12 other students discussed the event in pairs for three minutes, then were asked individually to write down a description of the courier's jacket color.

Explain why the data collected by the researcher in this study is primary data.

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Data handling and analysis Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Data handling and analysis

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