OCR AS Level Psychology H167/01 Research methods May 2025 Combined
QUESTION PAPER and MARK SCHEME
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Monday 12 May 2025 – Afternoon
AS Level Psychology
H167/01 Research methods
*133 3 5 085 14 *
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
You must have:
• a ruler (cm/mm)
• a scientific or graphical calculator
Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes.
Centre number Candidate number
First name(s)
Last name
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink. You can use an HB pencil, but only for graphs and diagrams.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. If you need extra space use
the lined pages at the end of this booklet. The question numbers must be clearly shown.
• Answer all the questions.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 75.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 20 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
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Section A
Multiple choice
For each question write the letter in the box.
1 Which experimental design has participants with similar features or abilities in each condition?
A independent measures design
B matched participants design
C repeated measures design
D selective measures design
Your answer [1]
2 Which question would produce ordinal data?
A How do you like to sleep? on your back on your front on your side
B My favourite food is spicy savoury bitter sweet
C Rate how much you like football on a scale 0 (‘not at all’) to 5 (‘very much so’)
D What is your favourite type of movie? romance comedy horror
Your answer [1]
3 Which measure of central tendency involves adding all the scores together and dividing by the
number of scores?
A mean
B median
C mode
D none of the above
Your answer [1]
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4 Which option is the best estimation of the correlation coefficient shown in the scatter diagram
below?
y
x
A −0.9
B −0.1
C +0.1
D +0.9
Your answer [1]
5 Which graph shows a positively skewed distribution curve?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
1 2 3 4
Your answer [1]
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6 If the standard deviation of a set of data is 3, what is the variance?
A 1.5
B 3
C 6
D 9
Your answer [1]
7 In research using the observation method, what does ‘non-participant observation’ mean?
A when participants do not do anything that gets recorded
B when stooges are used
C when the researcher is not part of the group being observed
D when there are no participants
Your answer [1]
8 In an observation study, which of these describes event sampling?
A recording specific behaviours at an event
B recording specific behaviours at some times but not others
C recording specific behaviours every time they occur during an uninterrupted period of time
D recording specific behaviours from selected individuals
Your answer [1]
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QUESTION PAPER and MARK SCHEME
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Monday 12 May 2025 – Afternoon
AS Level Psychology
H167/01 Research methods
*133 3 5 085 14 *
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
You must have:
• a ruler (cm/mm)
• a scientific or graphical calculator
Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes.
Centre number Candidate number
First name(s)
Last name
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink. You can use an HB pencil, but only for graphs and diagrams.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. If you need extra space use
the lined pages at the end of this booklet. The question numbers must be clearly shown.
• Answer all the questions.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 75.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 20 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
© OCR 2025 [601/5312/X] OCR is an exempt Charity
DC (CJ/SW) 340727/6 Turn over
, 2
Section A
Multiple choice
For each question write the letter in the box.
1 Which experimental design has participants with similar features or abilities in each condition?
A independent measures design
B matched participants design
C repeated measures design
D selective measures design
Your answer [1]
2 Which question would produce ordinal data?
A How do you like to sleep? on your back on your front on your side
B My favourite food is spicy savoury bitter sweet
C Rate how much you like football on a scale 0 (‘not at all’) to 5 (‘very much so’)
D What is your favourite type of movie? romance comedy horror
Your answer [1]
3 Which measure of central tendency involves adding all the scores together and dividing by the
number of scores?
A mean
B median
C mode
D none of the above
Your answer [1]
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4 Which option is the best estimation of the correlation coefficient shown in the scatter diagram
below?
y
x
A −0.9
B −0.1
C +0.1
D +0.9
Your answer [1]
5 Which graph shows a positively skewed distribution curve?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
1 2 3 4
Your answer [1]
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6 If the standard deviation of a set of data is 3, what is the variance?
A 1.5
B 3
C 6
D 9
Your answer [1]
7 In research using the observation method, what does ‘non-participant observation’ mean?
A when participants do not do anything that gets recorded
B when stooges are used
C when the researcher is not part of the group being observed
D when there are no participants
Your answer [1]
8 In an observation study, which of these describes event sampling?
A recording specific behaviours at an event
B recording specific behaviours at some times but not others
C recording specific behaviours every time they occur during an uninterrupted period of time
D recording specific behaviours from selected individuals
Your answer [1]
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