OCR•GCSE•Psychology
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Research Methods
How psychologists conduct research and investigate behaviour
Practice 79 subtopics in Research Methods. All questions match the OCR GCSE specification.
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Research Methods is a key topic in the OCR GCSE Psychologyspecification. This topic covers how psychologists conduct research and investigate behaviour.
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Laboratory experimentsFeatures of lab experimentsControl and manipulationStrengths of lab experimentsWeaknesses of lab experimentsField experimentsNatural settingStrengths of field experimentsWeaknesses of field experimentsNatural experimentsNaturally occurring IVObservationsNaturalistic observationControlled observationParticipant observationNon-participant observationCovert vs overtQuestionnairesOpen questionsClosed questionsInterviewsStructured interviewsUnstructured interviewsCase studiesAlternative hypothesisNull hypothesisDirectional hypothesisNon-directional hypothesisIndependent variable (IV)Dependent variable (DV)Extraneous variablesOperationalisationIndependent groups designRepeated measures designMatched pairs designStrengths and weaknessesOrder effectsCounterbalancingTarget populationSampleRandom samplingOpportunity samplingSelf-selected samplingStratified samplingStrengths of sampling methodsWeaknesses of sampling methodsTypes of dataQuantitative dataQualitative dataPrimary dataSecondary dataMeasures of central tendencyMeanMedianModeMeasures of spreadRangeData presentationTablesBar chartsHistogramsScatter diagramsReliabilityValidityInternal validityExternal validityEcological validityGeneralisabilityDemand characteristicsSocial desirabilityEthical issuesBPS guidelinesInformed consentDeceptionProtection from harmRight to withdrawConfidentialityPrivacyDebriefing
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