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Question 224

A psychologist was interested in the relationship between individuals' mathematical reasoning and their spatial awareness. She used a correlational analysis to investigate this in a self-selected sample of 40 adult participants.

Each participant completed a mathematical reasoning test. This test involved memorising a sequence of 15 numbers and performing 15 simple mental arithmetic calculations. The participants' spatial awareness was then assessed by rating them on five different tasks, including completing a 3D jigsaw puzzle, navigating a virtual maze, and drawing a map from memory.

Explain why the data from the mathematical reasoning test may be criticised for lacking construct validity.

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Research methods and techniques Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Research methods and techniques

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.

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