In a laboratory experiment, participants learn a list of 20 unrelated words in a silent cubicle with no clock and no phone, then write down as many as they can remember.
Explain why this study may lack ecological validity.
139 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 7.2 Doing Research, covering 7.2.1 Experiments, 7.2.2 Interviews, 7.2.3 Questionnaires (Surveys), 7.2.4 Observations, 7.2.5 Case Studies, and 7.2.6 Correlations. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.