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Dr. Harrison wanted to investigate whether the presence of a parent affects prosocial sharing behaviors in young toddlers (aged 18 to 24 months). To recruit participants, she posted an appeal on a local baby-and-toddler sensory group's newsletter, inviting interested parents to sign up.

Dr. Harrison recorded the toddlers in two conditions: playing with sharing-oriented toys (like a bead-maze or a shape-sorter) with their parent actively sitting next to them (Condition 1), and playing with the same toys while their parent sat quietly behind a one-way screen (Condition 2). She tallied each time a toddler offered or handed a toy to another toddler.

Explain one strength and one weakness of the sampling technique used by Dr. Harrison in her study on toddler sharing behavior.

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Research methods and skills Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Research methods and skills

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.

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