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Question 85

A cognitive psychologist investigated the capacity of the phonological loop using a word recall task. Participants were presented with lists of 25 phonologically similar words and asked to recall as many as possible. The distribution of recall scores for the sample of 120 participants is shown in Table 2 below.

Table 2: Distribution of word recall scores for the sample

Number of words correctly recalled (out of 25)Frequency
1 – 5 words15
6 – 10 words25
11 – 15 words40
16 – 20 words30
21 – 25 words10

Draw a histogram to display the data in Table 2.

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Research methods and skills Questions

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186 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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