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1.4 Research Methods

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Question 19

Which statement about questions in a questionnaire is correct? Shade one box.

[1]
A

Open questions restrict answers to numbers.

B

Closed questions stop people giving socially desirable answers.

C

Questionnaire answers are secondary data because participants give them.

D

Closed questions produce data that are easy to quantify.

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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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