GCSE Edexcel Psychology may June
2025 Paper 2
Define 9v7fconfidentiality. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSNot 9v7fdisclosing 9v7fthe 9v7fidentity 9v7fof
9v7fparticipants.
Define 9v7fprivacy. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSKeeping 9v7finformation 9v7fprivate.
Define 9v7flaboratory 9v7fexperiment. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSAn 9v7fexperiment 9v7fconducted 9v7fin
9v7fa 9v7fcontrolled 9v7fenvironment.
Define 9v7ffield 9v7fexperiment. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSA 9v7fprocedure 9v7fconducted 9v7fin 9v7fa
9v7fnatural 9v7fenvironment.
Define 9v7fnatural 9v7fexperiment. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSA 9v7fstudy 9v7fthat 9v7fexamines 9v7fa
9v7fnaturally 9v7foccurring 9v7fvariable 9v7fin 9v7fa 9v7freal 9v7flife 9v7fsituation.
Define 9v7fstructured 9v7finterview. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSAn 9v7finterview 9v7fconsisting 9v7fof
9v7fpre-set 9v7fquestions.
Define 9v7funstructured 9v7finterview. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSAn 9v7finterview 9v7fconsisting 9v7fof
9v7ffree 9v7fflowing 9v7fconversation.
Define 9v7fquestionnaire. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSA 9v7fself-report 9v7fmethod 9v7fof 9v7fgathering
9v7finformation.
What 9v7fis 9v7fan 9v7fopen 9v7fended 9v7fquestion? 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSA 9v7fquestion 9v7fwith 9v7fno
9v7ffixed 9v7fresponse.
What 9v7fis 9v7fa 9v7fclosed 9v7fquestion? 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSA 9v7fquestion 9v7fwith 9v7fa 9v7ffixed
9v7fresponse.
Define 9v7fcorrelation. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSAnalysis 9v7fof 9v7frelationships 9v7fbetween 9v7ftwo
9v7fvariables.
Define 9v7fobservation. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSWatching 9v7fand 9v7frecording 9v7fbehaviour.
Define 9v7fnatural 9v7fobservation. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSBehaviour 9v7fobserved 9v7fin 9v7fa
9v7fnatural 9v7fenvironment.
Define 9v7fcontrolled 9v7fobservation. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSBehaviour 9v7fobserved 9v7fin 9v7fa
9v7flab 9v7for 9v7fcontrolled 9v7fenvironment.
Define 9v7fovert 9v7fobservation. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSParticipants 9v7fknow 9v7fthat 9v7fthey 9v7fare
9v7fbeing 9v7fobserved.
, Define 9v7fcovert 9v7fobservation. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSParticipants 9v7fare 9v7funaware 9v7fthat
9v7fthey 9v7fare 9v7fbeing 9v7fobserved.
Define 9v7fparticipant 9v7fobservation. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSThe 9v7fobserver 9v7fis 9v7finvolved
9v7fin 9v7fthe 9v7fgroup.
Define 9v7fnon-participant 9v7fobservation. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSThe 9v7fobserver 9v7fwatches
9v7fwithout 9v7fbeing 9v7finvolved 9v7fin 9v7fthe 9v7fgroup.
Define 9v7fnormal 9v7fdistribution. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSAll 9v7faverages 9v7fare 9v7fvery 9v7fsimilar.
Define 9v7fskewed 9v7fdistribution. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSThe 9v7fmedian 9v7for 9v7fmode 9v7fdiffer
9v7ffrom 9v7fthe 9v7fmean.
Define 9v7ffrequency 9v7fscores. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSThe 9v7fnumber 9v7fof 9v7ftimes 9v7fa 9v7fscore
9v7fis 9v7ffound 9v7fin 9v7fa 9v7fdata 9v7fset.
Define 9v7fprimary 9v7fdata. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSData 9v7fcollected 9v7fdirectly 9v7ffor 9v7fa
9v7fspecific 9v7fresearch 9v7fpurpose.
Define 9v7fsecondary 9v7fdata. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSData 9v7fused 9v7fin 9v7fa 9v7fstudy 9v7fthat 9v7fhas
9v7falready 9v7fbeen 9v7fcollected.
Define 9v7fmeta-analysis. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSMerging 9v7flots 9v7fof 9v7fdata 9v7ftogether 9v7fto
9v7fform 9v7fconclusions.
Define 9v7fqualitative 9v7fdata. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSDescriptive 9v7fdata.
Define 9v7fquantitative 9v7fdata. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSNumerical 9v7fdata.
Define 9v7findependent 9v7fvariable. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSThe 9v7fvariable 9v7fthat 9v7fis
9v7fchanged 9v7for 9v7fmanipulated.
Define 9v7fdependent 9v7fvariable. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSThe 9v7fvariable 9v7fthat 9v7fis
9v7fmeasured.
Define 9v7foperationalised. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSMaking 9v7fthe 9v7fvariables 9v7fvery 9v7fclear
9v7fand 9v7fdetailed.
Define 9v7fconfounding 9v7fvariable. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSA 9v7fvariable 9v7fthat 9v7fcan 9v7faffect
9v7fthe 9v7fresults.
Define 9v7fextraneous 9v7fvariable. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSA 9v7fvariable 9v7fthat 9v7fcan 9v7faffect
9v7fthe 9v7fresults 9v7fif 9v7fnot 9v7fcontrolled.
Define 9v7fsituational 9v7fvariable. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSAn 9v7fextraneous 9v7fvariable 9v7fpresent
9v7fin 9v7fthe 9v7fenvironment 9v7fof 9v7fthe 9v7fstudy.
2025 Paper 2
Define 9v7fconfidentiality. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSNot 9v7fdisclosing 9v7fthe 9v7fidentity 9v7fof
9v7fparticipants.
Define 9v7fprivacy. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSKeeping 9v7finformation 9v7fprivate.
Define 9v7flaboratory 9v7fexperiment. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSAn 9v7fexperiment 9v7fconducted 9v7fin
9v7fa 9v7fcontrolled 9v7fenvironment.
Define 9v7ffield 9v7fexperiment. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSA 9v7fprocedure 9v7fconducted 9v7fin 9v7fa
9v7fnatural 9v7fenvironment.
Define 9v7fnatural 9v7fexperiment. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSA 9v7fstudy 9v7fthat 9v7fexamines 9v7fa
9v7fnaturally 9v7foccurring 9v7fvariable 9v7fin 9v7fa 9v7freal 9v7flife 9v7fsituation.
Define 9v7fstructured 9v7finterview. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSAn 9v7finterview 9v7fconsisting 9v7fof
9v7fpre-set 9v7fquestions.
Define 9v7funstructured 9v7finterview. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSAn 9v7finterview 9v7fconsisting 9v7fof
9v7ffree 9v7fflowing 9v7fconversation.
Define 9v7fquestionnaire. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSA 9v7fself-report 9v7fmethod 9v7fof 9v7fgathering
9v7finformation.
What 9v7fis 9v7fan 9v7fopen 9v7fended 9v7fquestion? 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSA 9v7fquestion 9v7fwith 9v7fno
9v7ffixed 9v7fresponse.
What 9v7fis 9v7fa 9v7fclosed 9v7fquestion? 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSA 9v7fquestion 9v7fwith 9v7fa 9v7ffixed
9v7fresponse.
Define 9v7fcorrelation. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSAnalysis 9v7fof 9v7frelationships 9v7fbetween 9v7ftwo
9v7fvariables.
Define 9v7fobservation. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSWatching 9v7fand 9v7frecording 9v7fbehaviour.
Define 9v7fnatural 9v7fobservation. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSBehaviour 9v7fobserved 9v7fin 9v7fa
9v7fnatural 9v7fenvironment.
Define 9v7fcontrolled 9v7fobservation. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSBehaviour 9v7fobserved 9v7fin 9v7fa
9v7flab 9v7for 9v7fcontrolled 9v7fenvironment.
Define 9v7fovert 9v7fobservation. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSParticipants 9v7fknow 9v7fthat 9v7fthey 9v7fare
9v7fbeing 9v7fobserved.
, Define 9v7fcovert 9v7fobservation. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSParticipants 9v7fare 9v7funaware 9v7fthat
9v7fthey 9v7fare 9v7fbeing 9v7fobserved.
Define 9v7fparticipant 9v7fobservation. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSThe 9v7fobserver 9v7fis 9v7finvolved
9v7fin 9v7fthe 9v7fgroup.
Define 9v7fnon-participant 9v7fobservation. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSThe 9v7fobserver 9v7fwatches
9v7fwithout 9v7fbeing 9v7finvolved 9v7fin 9v7fthe 9v7fgroup.
Define 9v7fnormal 9v7fdistribution. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSAll 9v7faverages 9v7fare 9v7fvery 9v7fsimilar.
Define 9v7fskewed 9v7fdistribution. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSThe 9v7fmedian 9v7for 9v7fmode 9v7fdiffer
9v7ffrom 9v7fthe 9v7fmean.
Define 9v7ffrequency 9v7fscores. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSThe 9v7fnumber 9v7fof 9v7ftimes 9v7fa 9v7fscore
9v7fis 9v7ffound 9v7fin 9v7fa 9v7fdata 9v7fset.
Define 9v7fprimary 9v7fdata. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSData 9v7fcollected 9v7fdirectly 9v7ffor 9v7fa
9v7fspecific 9v7fresearch 9v7fpurpose.
Define 9v7fsecondary 9v7fdata. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSData 9v7fused 9v7fin 9v7fa 9v7fstudy 9v7fthat 9v7fhas
9v7falready 9v7fbeen 9v7fcollected.
Define 9v7fmeta-analysis. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSMerging 9v7flots 9v7fof 9v7fdata 9v7ftogether 9v7fto
9v7fform 9v7fconclusions.
Define 9v7fqualitative 9v7fdata. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSDescriptive 9v7fdata.
Define 9v7fquantitative 9v7fdata. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSNumerical 9v7fdata.
Define 9v7findependent 9v7fvariable. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSThe 9v7fvariable 9v7fthat 9v7fis
9v7fchanged 9v7for 9v7fmanipulated.
Define 9v7fdependent 9v7fvariable. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSThe 9v7fvariable 9v7fthat 9v7fis
9v7fmeasured.
Define 9v7foperationalised. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSMaking 9v7fthe 9v7fvariables 9v7fvery 9v7fclear
9v7fand 9v7fdetailed.
Define 9v7fconfounding 9v7fvariable. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSA 9v7fvariable 9v7fthat 9v7fcan 9v7faffect
9v7fthe 9v7fresults.
Define 9v7fextraneous 9v7fvariable. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSA 9v7fvariable 9v7fthat 9v7fcan 9v7faffect
9v7fthe 9v7fresults 9v7fif 9v7fnot 9v7fcontrolled.
Define 9v7fsituational 9v7fvariable. 9v7f- 9v7fANSWERSAn 9v7fextraneous 9v7fvariable 9v7fpresent
9v7fin 9v7fthe 9v7fenvironment 9v7fof 9v7fthe 9v7fstudy.
