AQA A Level Psychology Research
Methods CORRECT 100%
, AQA A Level Psychology Research
Methods CORRECT 100%
AQA A Level Psychology Research
Methods CORRECT 100%
Methods are what psychologists use to conduct their research. There are two areas of
methods, what are these? - ANSWER Experimental Methods and Non-Experimental
Methods
Outline what experimental methods consist of - ANSWER Lab, natural, field and quasi
experiments
Outline what non-experimental methods consist of - ANSWER Correlational analysis,
observations, case studies and self report (interviews and questionnaires)
Outline a lab experiment and evaluate it - ANSWER Conducted within a lab which has
high control over the environment.
:) - High level of control over variables meaning that extraneous variables are likely to
be controlled and thus a cause and effect relationship can be established between IV
and DV
:) - High reliability of results due to the tight control over variables meaning that it can be
repeated and findings can be checked for consistency
:( - It lacks ecological validity as it takes place in a very fake setting, with possibly a fake
task, therefore making it hard to generalise the results to other environments or settings
:( - It can encourage demand characteristics as participants know they are being
watched/recorded and thus they change their behaviour based on clues on what the
aim is, to suit what the researcher wants to see, this affects the accuracy of the results
Outline a field experiment and evaluate it - ANSWER Takes place in a real environment
such as a school, and there is then an IV that is manipulated to effect the DV.
:) - Less prone to demand characteristics as people may not know they are taking part
is an experiment and thus will display natural behaviour
:) - High ecological validity as the setting is real life meaning the findings can then be
generalised to other settings beyond the study
:( - It lacks reliability in the findings as it is done in a setting where there is little control
over confounding variables meaning it is difficult to replicate it and get consistency in
results
:( - Ethical issues can arise when conducting a field experiment as people are not aware
they are taking part and thus there is no informed consent that they are giving to be able
Methods CORRECT 100%
, AQA A Level Psychology Research
Methods CORRECT 100%
AQA A Level Psychology Research
Methods CORRECT 100%
Methods are what psychologists use to conduct their research. There are two areas of
methods, what are these? - ANSWER Experimental Methods and Non-Experimental
Methods
Outline what experimental methods consist of - ANSWER Lab, natural, field and quasi
experiments
Outline what non-experimental methods consist of - ANSWER Correlational analysis,
observations, case studies and self report (interviews and questionnaires)
Outline a lab experiment and evaluate it - ANSWER Conducted within a lab which has
high control over the environment.
:) - High level of control over variables meaning that extraneous variables are likely to
be controlled and thus a cause and effect relationship can be established between IV
and DV
:) - High reliability of results due to the tight control over variables meaning that it can be
repeated and findings can be checked for consistency
:( - It lacks ecological validity as it takes place in a very fake setting, with possibly a fake
task, therefore making it hard to generalise the results to other environments or settings
:( - It can encourage demand characteristics as participants know they are being
watched/recorded and thus they change their behaviour based on clues on what the
aim is, to suit what the researcher wants to see, this affects the accuracy of the results
Outline a field experiment and evaluate it - ANSWER Takes place in a real environment
such as a school, and there is then an IV that is manipulated to effect the DV.
:) - Less prone to demand characteristics as people may not know they are taking part
is an experiment and thus will display natural behaviour
:) - High ecological validity as the setting is real life meaning the findings can then be
generalised to other settings beyond the study
:( - It lacks reliability in the findings as it is done in a setting where there is little control
over confounding variables meaning it is difficult to replicate it and get consistency in
results
:( - Ethical issues can arise when conducting a field experiment as people are not aware
they are taking part and thus there is no informed consent that they are giving to be able
