A psychologist investigates whether seeing a worked example affects performance on code-breaking puzzles. In one condition, participants see a worked example before solving a set of puzzles. In the other condition, participants solve the same set of puzzles without seeing a worked example.
In an independent measures design, which condition or conditions would each participant complete?
Explain one reason why an independent measures design is suitable for this study.
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.