Marcus wants to investigate whether there is a difference in physiological stress responses (such as heart rate) when people are exposed to stressful virtual reality environments compared to relaxing virtual reality environments. He decides to gather a sample of male participants aged between 18 and 25 years old.
Describe how Marcus could use a volunteer sampling technique to gather participants for his investigation.
Practise Edexcel A Level Psychology Methods with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 100 questions, matched to the Edexcel A Level Psychology (9PS0) 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.