A psychologist investigates whether the time available for proofreading affects performance. One group of pupils has 2 minutes to proofread a passage and another group has 5 minutes. The psychologist records the number of errors each pupil correctly identifies.
The psychologist is deciding whether to use a directional or a non-directional alternative hypothesis. Explain what each choice would predict about the pupils' scores.
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.