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AQA A Level Psychology Year 1 - Attachments MCQ
An experiment investigated whether close proximity to strangers increased
heart rate. The DV would be:
a) Proximity of strangers
b) The strangers
c) Heart rate
d) The participants
c) Heart rate
Which would not be an effective way of operationalising aggression?
a) Number of punches thrown
b) Number of expletives used
c) Distance someone stood from someone else
d) Facial expressions
d) Facial expressions
An effective experimental hypothesis should include:
a) A clearly operationalised co-variable
b) A clearly operationalised DV
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c) A clearly operationalised EV
d) A clear aim
b) A clearly operationalised DV
Which best describes a confounding variable?
a) Any variable, other than the IV, that may have systemically affected the DV
b) Any variable that may potentially affect the IV or DV
c) Any cue from the researcher or research situation that may reveal the aims
of the study
d) Any effect of tree investigator's behaviour that may affect the outcome of
research
a) Any variable, other than the IV, that may have systemically affected the DV
'Individual differences between participants that may affect the DV' best
describes which of the following?
a) Extraneous variables
b) Confounding variables
c) Situational variables
d) Participant variables
d) Participant variables
The use of chance in order to control for the effects of bias best describes
which of the following?
a) Situational variables
b) Demand characteristics
c) Standardised instructions
d) Randomisation
d) Randomisation
Standardisation is useful when it comes to investigations being...
a) Reinterpreted
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b) Replicated
c) Complicated
d) Estimated
b) Replicated
An experiment that measured the effects of an earthquake in stress levels
(measured before and after) would be a:
a) Quasi-experiment
b) Lab experiment
c) Natural experiment
d) Field experient
c) Natural experiment
Which would not be classified as a 'true' experiment?
a) Field experiment
b) Lab experiment
c) Quasi-experiment
d) Controlled experiment
c) Quasi-experiment
Which one is not usually a strength of a lab experiment?
a) High external validity
b) Establishes cause and effect
c) Precise control of variables
d) Replication is possible
a) High external validity
Which is not possible in a quasi-experiment?
a) Operationalisation
b) Random allocation
c) Standardisation
d) Replication
b) Random allocation
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Which is not a type of experimental design?
a) Repeated measures
b) Independent groups
c) Matched pairs
d) Participant design
d) Participant design
Which is not a type of order effect?
a) Fatigue
b) Concentration
c) Practice
d) Boredom
b) Concentration
Which of these is an attempt to control for order effects in a repeated
measures design?
a) Random allocation
b) Control condition
c) Demand characteristics
d) Counterbalancing
d) Counterbalancing
Which of these is an attempt to control for participant variables in an
independent groups design?
a) Random allocation
b) Control condition
c) Demand characteristics
d) Counterbalancing
a) Random allocation
Which is not a feature of random sampling?
a) Obtain a complete list of the target population
b) Identify sub-groups/strata within the population
“AQA A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY YEAR 1 -
ATTACHMENTS MCQ EXAM ”LATEST EXAM
SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
100% GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION) WELL
REVISED GUARANTEE PASS
AQA A Level Psychology Year 1 - Attachments MCQ
An experiment investigated whether close proximity to strangers increased
heart rate. The DV would be:
a) Proximity of strangers
b) The strangers
c) Heart rate
d) The participants
c) Heart rate
Which would not be an effective way of operationalising aggression?
a) Number of punches thrown
b) Number of expletives used
c) Distance someone stood from someone else
d) Facial expressions
d) Facial expressions
An effective experimental hypothesis should include:
a) A clearly operationalised co-variable
b) A clearly operationalised DV
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c) A clearly operationalised EV
d) A clear aim
b) A clearly operationalised DV
Which best describes a confounding variable?
a) Any variable, other than the IV, that may have systemically affected the DV
b) Any variable that may potentially affect the IV or DV
c) Any cue from the researcher or research situation that may reveal the aims
of the study
d) Any effect of tree investigator's behaviour that may affect the outcome of
research
a) Any variable, other than the IV, that may have systemically affected the DV
'Individual differences between participants that may affect the DV' best
describes which of the following?
a) Extraneous variables
b) Confounding variables
c) Situational variables
d) Participant variables
d) Participant variables
The use of chance in order to control for the effects of bias best describes
which of the following?
a) Situational variables
b) Demand characteristics
c) Standardised instructions
d) Randomisation
d) Randomisation
Standardisation is useful when it comes to investigations being...
a) Reinterpreted
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b) Replicated
c) Complicated
d) Estimated
b) Replicated
An experiment that measured the effects of an earthquake in stress levels
(measured before and after) would be a:
a) Quasi-experiment
b) Lab experiment
c) Natural experiment
d) Field experient
c) Natural experiment
Which would not be classified as a 'true' experiment?
a) Field experiment
b) Lab experiment
c) Quasi-experiment
d) Controlled experiment
c) Quasi-experiment
Which one is not usually a strength of a lab experiment?
a) High external validity
b) Establishes cause and effect
c) Precise control of variables
d) Replication is possible
a) High external validity
Which is not possible in a quasi-experiment?
a) Operationalisation
b) Random allocation
c) Standardisation
d) Replication
b) Random allocation
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Which is not a type of experimental design?
a) Repeated measures
b) Independent groups
c) Matched pairs
d) Participant design
d) Participant design
Which is not a type of order effect?
a) Fatigue
b) Concentration
c) Practice
d) Boredom
b) Concentration
Which of these is an attempt to control for order effects in a repeated
measures design?
a) Random allocation
b) Control condition
c) Demand characteristics
d) Counterbalancing
d) Counterbalancing
Which of these is an attempt to control for participant variables in an
independent groups design?
a) Random allocation
b) Control condition
c) Demand characteristics
d) Counterbalancing
a) Random allocation
Which is not a feature of random sampling?
a) Obtain a complete list of the target population
b) Identify sub-groups/strata within the population
