GCSE Edexcel Psychology may June
2025 Paper 2
Define 8b7fconfidentiality. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSNot 8b7fdisclosing 8b7fthe 8b7fidentity 8b7fof
8b7fparticipants.
Define 8b7fprivacy. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSKeeping 8b7finformation 8b7fprivate.
Define 8b7flaboratory 8b7fexperiment. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSAn 8b7fexperiment 8b7fconducted 8b7fin
8b7fa 8b7fcontrolled 8b7fenvironment.
Define 8b7ffield 8b7fexperiment. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSA 8b7fprocedure 8b7fconducted 8b7fin 8b7fa
8b7fnatural 8b7fenvironment.
Define 8b7fnatural 8b7fexperiment. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSA 8b7fstudy 8b7fthat 8b7fexamines 8b7fa
8b7fnaturally 8b7foccurring 8b7fvariable 8b7fin 8b7fa 8b7freal 8b7flife 8b7fsituation.
Define 8b7fstructured 8b7finterview. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSAn 8b7finterview 8b7fconsisting 8b7fof
8b7fpre-set 8b7fquestions.
Define 8b7funstructured 8b7finterview. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSAn 8b7finterview 8b7fconsisting 8b7fof
8b7ffree 8b7fflowing 8b7fconversation.
Define 8b7fquestionnaire. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSA 8b7fself-report 8b7fmethod 8b7fof 8b7fgathering
8b7finformation.
What 8b7fis 8b7fan 8b7fopen 8b7fended 8b7fquestion? 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSA 8b7fquestion 8b7fwith 8b7fno
8b7ffixed 8b7fresponse.
What 8b7fis 8b7fa 8b7fclosed 8b7fquestion? 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSA 8b7fquestion 8b7fwith 8b7fa 8b7ffixed
8b7fresponse.
Define 8b7fcorrelation. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSAnalysis 8b7fof 8b7frelationships 8b7fbetween 8b7ftwo
8b7fvariables.
Define 8b7fobservation. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSWatching 8b7fand 8b7frecording 8b7fbehaviour.
Define 8b7fnatural 8b7fobservation. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSBehaviour 8b7fobserved 8b7fin 8b7fa
8b7fnatural 8b7fenvironment.
Define 8b7fcontrolled 8b7fobservation. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSBehaviour 8b7fobserved 8b7fin 8b7fa
8b7flab 8b7for 8b7fcontrolled 8b7fenvironment.
Define 8b7fovert 8b7fobservation. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSParticipants 8b7fknow 8b7fthat 8b7fthey 8b7fare
8b7fbeing 8b7fobserved.
Define 8b7fcovert 8b7fobservation. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSParticipants 8b7fare 8b7funaware 8b7fthat
8b7fthey 8b7fare 8b7fbeing 8b7fobserved.
, Define 8b7fparticipant 8b7fobservation. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSThe 8b7fobserver 8b7fis 8b7finvolved
8b7fin 8b7fthe 8b7fgroup.
Define 8b7fnon-participant 8b7fobservation. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSThe 8b7fobserver 8b7fwatches
8b7fwithout 8b7fbeing 8b7finvolved 8b7fin 8b7fthe 8b7fgroup.
Define 8b7fnormal 8b7fdistribution. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSAll 8b7faverages 8b7fare 8b7fvery 8b7fsimilar.
Define 8b7fskewed 8b7fdistribution. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSThe 8b7fmedian 8b7for 8b7fmode 8b7fdiffer
8b7ffrom 8b7fthe 8b7fmean.
Define 8b7ffrequency 8b7fscores. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSThe 8b7fnumber 8b7fof 8b7ftimes 8b7fa 8b7fscore
8b7fis 8b7ffound 8b7fin 8b7fa 8b7fdata 8b7fset.
Define 8b7fprimary 8b7fdata. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSData 8b7fcollected 8b7fdirectly 8b7ffor 8b7fa
8b7fspecific 8b7fresearch 8b7fpurpose.
Define 8b7fsecondary 8b7fdata. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSData 8b7fused 8b7fin 8b7fa 8b7fstudy 8b7fthat 8b7fhas
8b7falready 8b7fbeen 8b7fcollected.
Define 8b7fmeta-analysis. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSMerging 8b7flots 8b7fof 8b7fdata 8b7ftogether 8b7fto
8b7fform 8b7fconclusions.
Define 8b7fqualitative 8b7fdata. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSDescriptive 8b7fdata.
Define 8b7fquantitative 8b7fdata. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSNumerical 8b7fdata.
Define 8b7findependent 8b7fvariable. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSThe 8b7fvariable 8b7fthat 8b7fis
8b7fchanged 8b7for 8b7fmanipulated.
Define 8b7fdependent 8b7fvariable. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSThe 8b7fvariable 8b7fthat 8b7fis
8b7fmeasured.
Define 8b7foperationalised. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSMaking 8b7fthe 8b7fvariables 8b7fvery 8b7fclear
8b7fand 8b7fdetailed.
Define 8b7fconfounding 8b7fvariable. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSA 8b7fvariable 8b7fthat 8b7fcan 8b7faffect
8b7fthe 8b7fresults.
Define 8b7fextraneous 8b7fvariable. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSA 8b7fvariable 8b7fthat 8b7fcan 8b7faffect
8b7fthe 8b7fresults 8b7fif 8b7fnot 8b7fcontrolled.
Define 8b7fsituational 8b7fvariable. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSAn 8b7fextraneous 8b7fvariable 8b7fpresent
8b7fin 8b7fthe 8b7fenvironment 8b7fof 8b7fthe 8b7fstudy.
Define 8b7forder 8b7feffects. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSWhether 8b7fparticipants 8b7fimprove 8b7for
8b7fworsen 8b7fin 8b7fthe 8b7fsecond 8b7fcondition 8b7fas 8b7fthey 8b7fhad 8b7falready 8b7fbeen
8b7fexposed 8b7fto 8b7fthe 8b7ffirst 8b7fcondition.
2025 Paper 2
Define 8b7fconfidentiality. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSNot 8b7fdisclosing 8b7fthe 8b7fidentity 8b7fof
8b7fparticipants.
Define 8b7fprivacy. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSKeeping 8b7finformation 8b7fprivate.
Define 8b7flaboratory 8b7fexperiment. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSAn 8b7fexperiment 8b7fconducted 8b7fin
8b7fa 8b7fcontrolled 8b7fenvironment.
Define 8b7ffield 8b7fexperiment. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSA 8b7fprocedure 8b7fconducted 8b7fin 8b7fa
8b7fnatural 8b7fenvironment.
Define 8b7fnatural 8b7fexperiment. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSA 8b7fstudy 8b7fthat 8b7fexamines 8b7fa
8b7fnaturally 8b7foccurring 8b7fvariable 8b7fin 8b7fa 8b7freal 8b7flife 8b7fsituation.
Define 8b7fstructured 8b7finterview. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSAn 8b7finterview 8b7fconsisting 8b7fof
8b7fpre-set 8b7fquestions.
Define 8b7funstructured 8b7finterview. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSAn 8b7finterview 8b7fconsisting 8b7fof
8b7ffree 8b7fflowing 8b7fconversation.
Define 8b7fquestionnaire. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSA 8b7fself-report 8b7fmethod 8b7fof 8b7fgathering
8b7finformation.
What 8b7fis 8b7fan 8b7fopen 8b7fended 8b7fquestion? 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSA 8b7fquestion 8b7fwith 8b7fno
8b7ffixed 8b7fresponse.
What 8b7fis 8b7fa 8b7fclosed 8b7fquestion? 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSA 8b7fquestion 8b7fwith 8b7fa 8b7ffixed
8b7fresponse.
Define 8b7fcorrelation. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSAnalysis 8b7fof 8b7frelationships 8b7fbetween 8b7ftwo
8b7fvariables.
Define 8b7fobservation. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSWatching 8b7fand 8b7frecording 8b7fbehaviour.
Define 8b7fnatural 8b7fobservation. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSBehaviour 8b7fobserved 8b7fin 8b7fa
8b7fnatural 8b7fenvironment.
Define 8b7fcontrolled 8b7fobservation. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSBehaviour 8b7fobserved 8b7fin 8b7fa
8b7flab 8b7for 8b7fcontrolled 8b7fenvironment.
Define 8b7fovert 8b7fobservation. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSParticipants 8b7fknow 8b7fthat 8b7fthey 8b7fare
8b7fbeing 8b7fobserved.
Define 8b7fcovert 8b7fobservation. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSParticipants 8b7fare 8b7funaware 8b7fthat
8b7fthey 8b7fare 8b7fbeing 8b7fobserved.
, Define 8b7fparticipant 8b7fobservation. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSThe 8b7fobserver 8b7fis 8b7finvolved
8b7fin 8b7fthe 8b7fgroup.
Define 8b7fnon-participant 8b7fobservation. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSThe 8b7fobserver 8b7fwatches
8b7fwithout 8b7fbeing 8b7finvolved 8b7fin 8b7fthe 8b7fgroup.
Define 8b7fnormal 8b7fdistribution. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSAll 8b7faverages 8b7fare 8b7fvery 8b7fsimilar.
Define 8b7fskewed 8b7fdistribution. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSThe 8b7fmedian 8b7for 8b7fmode 8b7fdiffer
8b7ffrom 8b7fthe 8b7fmean.
Define 8b7ffrequency 8b7fscores. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSThe 8b7fnumber 8b7fof 8b7ftimes 8b7fa 8b7fscore
8b7fis 8b7ffound 8b7fin 8b7fa 8b7fdata 8b7fset.
Define 8b7fprimary 8b7fdata. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSData 8b7fcollected 8b7fdirectly 8b7ffor 8b7fa
8b7fspecific 8b7fresearch 8b7fpurpose.
Define 8b7fsecondary 8b7fdata. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSData 8b7fused 8b7fin 8b7fa 8b7fstudy 8b7fthat 8b7fhas
8b7falready 8b7fbeen 8b7fcollected.
Define 8b7fmeta-analysis. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSMerging 8b7flots 8b7fof 8b7fdata 8b7ftogether 8b7fto
8b7fform 8b7fconclusions.
Define 8b7fqualitative 8b7fdata. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSDescriptive 8b7fdata.
Define 8b7fquantitative 8b7fdata. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSNumerical 8b7fdata.
Define 8b7findependent 8b7fvariable. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSThe 8b7fvariable 8b7fthat 8b7fis
8b7fchanged 8b7for 8b7fmanipulated.
Define 8b7fdependent 8b7fvariable. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSThe 8b7fvariable 8b7fthat 8b7fis
8b7fmeasured.
Define 8b7foperationalised. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSMaking 8b7fthe 8b7fvariables 8b7fvery 8b7fclear
8b7fand 8b7fdetailed.
Define 8b7fconfounding 8b7fvariable. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSA 8b7fvariable 8b7fthat 8b7fcan 8b7faffect
8b7fthe 8b7fresults.
Define 8b7fextraneous 8b7fvariable. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSA 8b7fvariable 8b7fthat 8b7fcan 8b7faffect
8b7fthe 8b7fresults 8b7fif 8b7fnot 8b7fcontrolled.
Define 8b7fsituational 8b7fvariable. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSAn 8b7fextraneous 8b7fvariable 8b7fpresent
8b7fin 8b7fthe 8b7fenvironment 8b7fof 8b7fthe 8b7fstudy.
Define 8b7forder 8b7feffects. 8b7f- 8b7fANSWERSWhether 8b7fparticipants 8b7fimprove 8b7for
8b7fworsen 8b7fin 8b7fthe 8b7fsecond 8b7fcondition 8b7fas 8b7fthey 8b7fhad 8b7falready 8b7fbeen
8b7fexposed 8b7fto 8b7fthe 8b7ffirst 8b7fcondition.
