How do young children form intuitive understandings of physical laws, such as gravity and buoyancy? To investigate how these cognitive frameworks develop, educational psychologists often use self-report methods. In one study, researchers used semi-structured interviews with open questions to ask young children (aged 4 to 5) why they believe certain heavy objects can float on water while some lighter objects sink.
Outline one weakness of using open questions in this study.
201 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Planning and conducting research. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.