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7.1 Planning Research

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Question 7

A psychologist asks adults to complete a repetitive proofreading task. They are told that the study is about proofreading accuracy. The real aim is to investigate whether they continue working when the psychologist firmly asks them to carry on after the agreed finishing time.

Afterwards, the psychologist reveals the real aim and explains why the misleading description was needed. One adult says, 'I feel embarrassed that I carried on when I wanted to stop.'

Describe how the psychologist should respond to this adult's embarrassment during the debrief.

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7.1 Planning Research Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /7.1 Planning Research

182 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 7.1 Planning Research, covering 7.1.1 Hypotheses, 7.1.2 Variables, 7.1.3 Experimental Designs, 7.1.4 Populations and Sampling, 7.1.5 Ethical issues, and 7.1.6 Dealing with ethical issues and BPS Code. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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