The practical cycle
The practical cycle

A practical activity is a small-scale piece of psychological research that you plan, carry out, analyse and evaluate. In OCR, the core pattern is aim, hypothesis, method, data collection, analysis, conclusion and evaluation.
Step-by-step lessons on OCR A Level Psychology Practical activities. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.