Julian investigated whether preschool children (aged 4–5 years) exhibit higher levels of cooperative play when provided with open-ended wooden blocks compared to structured plastic playsets. He gathered his sample of parents and their children from a local pediatric health clinic using a volunteer sampling technique.
Julian observed children in Condition A playing with wooden blocks and children in Condition B playing with structured plastic playsets, and coded their cooperative play behaviors.
Describe how Julian could obtain his sample of parents and their children using a volunteer sampling technique.
66 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Research methods and skills, covering Research methods and skills. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.