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Question 20

A social psychologist investigated the relationship between Social Identity Salience (SIS) and Outgroup Altruism. The self-report scores (both scored out of 15) for eight participants are shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Scores for Social Identity Salience and Outgroup Altruism

Participant	Social Identity Salience score (out of 15)	Outgroup Altruism score (out of 15)
A	11	5
B	5	11
C	13	3
D	6	10
E	9	8
F	12	4
G	4	12
H	4	13

Using the data in Table 1, calculate the mean score for Social Identity Salience (SIS).

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Psychology
Research methods and skills

88 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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Question 20

Table 1: Scores for Social Identity Salience and Outgroup Altruism

Participant	Social Identity Salience score (out of 15)	Outgroup Altruism score (out of 15)
A	11	5
B	5	11
C	13	3
D	6	10
E	9	8
F	12	4
G	4	12
H	4	13

Using the data in Table 1, calculate the mean score for Social Identity Salience (SIS).

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Markscheme

Research methods and skills Questions

A Level
Psychology
Research methods and skills

88 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.