A researcher investigates how adults decide what to take on a weekend away. Each participant is given a fixed set of picture cards showing clothes and toiletries and selects the cards showing the items they would take.
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.