A researcher wants to investigate confidence in learning new skills among adults in a town. She visits a community centre on a weekday morning and asks 20 adults who are there and willing to complete a questionnaire.
Name the sampling method used in this investigation.
Give one strength of using this sampling method in this investigation.
Explain one limitation of using this sampling method in this investigation.
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.