AS-LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY (OCR 2023) ACTUAL EXAM REVIEW

AS-LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY (OCR) ACTUAL EXAM REVIEW What is the difference between experimental and non-experimental methods? ANSWER IS - Experimental methods involve manipulating a variable, while non-experimental methods do not. What is a laboratory experiment? ANSWER IS - A laboratory experiment is an experiment conducted in highly controlled conditions. What is a field experiment? ANSWER IS - A field experiment is an experiment conducted outside of a laboratory condition, aiming to observe and understand people in a natural environment. What is a natural/quasi experiment? ANSWER IS - A natural/quasi experiment is an experiment that attempts to establish a cause and effect relationship, but the groups are not randomly assigned. What are the five area of psychology? ANSWER IS - Cognitive psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, biological psychology and individual differences What is an example of cognitive psychology? ANSWER IS - Confirmation bias What is cognitive psychology? ANSWER IS - the branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of the mind What is social psychology? ANSWER IS - the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another What is developmental psychology?