An educational psychologist wants to investigate whether the presence of a live peer tutor versus a pre-recorded video tutor affects students' motivation during a difficult physics problem-solving session. Following the session, participants are asked to complete a questionnaire consisting of a single closed-ended rating scale:
"On a scale of 1 to 10 (where 1 is 'not at all motivated' and 10 is 'extremely motivated'), rate how motivated you felt during the session."
Evaluate the use of this closed rating scale in this study.
644 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Research methods and techniques. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.