JUNE 2022 PAPER 3 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS

JUNE 2022 PAPER 3 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
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theA2ideaA2thatA2behaviour/actions/traitsA2areA2toA2anA2extentA2governed/
dictatedA2byA2internal/externalA2forcesA2
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someA2freeA2willA2toA2controlA2ourA2behaviour/actions/traitsA2etc.

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SheA2usedA2aA2controlledA2laboratoryA2experiment.A2SheA2askedA2aA2groupA2ofA2participa
ntsA2toA2rateA2theirA2happinessA2onA2aA2scale.A2
InA2ConditionA21A2(AloneA2Condition),A2participantsA2completedA2theA2scaleA2afterA2sittingA
2aloneA2inA2aA2roomA2forA230A2minutes.A2
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eA2analysisA2showedA2thatA2happinessA2ratingsA2wereA2significantlyA2higherA2inA2theA2Frie
ndA2Condition.A2
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A2Ans--
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gnA2wasA2repeatedA2measures/relatedA2
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ofA2aA2fixedA2size/equalA2intervalsA2
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A2twoA2conditions:A2theA2AloneA2ConditionA2andA2theA2FriendA2Condition.


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A2thereA2isA2aA2causeA2andA2effectA2relationshipA2


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atings).

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achmentA2
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ndationsA2
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