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Question 306

Academic Anxiety Intervention Study

An educational psychologist designed a study to evaluate the effectiveness of a new mobile application designed to reduce academic anxiety in secondary school students. 120 students who reported high levels of exam pressure were recruited. To select suitable participants, each student completed a newly developed self-report scale which scored their academic anxiety from 1 (minimal anxiety) to 50 (severe anxiety).

Students scoring between 35 and 45 were selected to participate and randomly allocated to one of three conditions:

  • Condition 1 (App-based): Students used the mindfulness app for 15 minutes every day for 6 weeks.
  • Condition 2 (In-person): Students attended a weekly 1-hour face-to-face relaxation seminar for 6 weeks.
  • Condition 3 (Control): Students were placed on a 6-week waiting list and received no intervention.

At the end of the 6 weeks, all students completed the self-report academic anxiety scale again to compare the changes in anxiety levels.

What is meant by the term 'validity'? How could the educational psychologist have assessed the validity of the self-report scale used to measure academic anxiety?

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Scientific processes Questions

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Practise AQA A Level Psychology Scientific processes with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 689 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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