Amara conducted a study to investigate the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) exposure therapy for aerophobia (fear of flying). To measure success, she asked participants to complete a self-report questionnaire rating their anxiety on a scale of 1 to 10 before and after the therapy.
Explain one improvement that Amara could make to her study in terms of validity.
205 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Content, covering Main features of classical conditioning, Pavlov (1927) salivation in dogs, Main features of operant conditioning, Properties of reinforcement, Behaviour modification and shaping, Main features of social learning theory, Social learning stages, Bandura (1961, 1963) Bobo doll experiments, Bandura (1965) vicarious reinforcement, Learning theories and phobias, Treatments for phobias, Individual differences, and Developmental psychology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.