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1.4 Research Methods

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Question 8

Which study is a natural experiment? Shade one box.

[1]
A

A researcher changes the lighting in half of the classrooms and records attention.

B

Concentration is compared in a school before and after it decides to start lessons later.

C

A helper drops some coins in a street on some days and not on others.

D

Participants are randomly allocated to learn a list with or without a break.

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1.4 Research Methods Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /1.4 Research Methods

145 exam-style questions on Oxford AQA IGCSE Psychology 1.4 Research Methods, covering 1.4.1 Hypotheses, 1.4.2 Types of variables, 1.4.3 Sampling methods, 1.4.4 Strengths and weaknesses of sampling methods, 1.4.5 The experimental method, 1.4.6 Experimental designs, 1.4.7 Laboratory experiments, 1.4.8 Field and natural experiments, 1.4.9 Interviews, 1.4.10 Questionnaires, 1.4.11 Case studies, 1.4.12 Observation studies, 1.4.13 Strengths and weaknesses of research methods, 1.4.14 Correlation and scatter diagrams, 1.4.15 Strengths and weaknesses of correlations, 1.4.16 Controlling extraneous variables, 1.4.17 Planning research: reliability and validity, 1.4.18 Ethical issues in research, and 1.4.19 Dealing with ethical issues. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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