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Monday 12 May 2025 – Afternoon
AS Level Psychology
H167/01 Research methods
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
(Verified Question Paper and Mark
Scheme Combined June 2025)
, 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]
© OCR Turn over
2025
Monday 12 May 2025 – Afternoon
AS Level Psychology
H167/01 Research methods
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
(Verified Question Paper and Mark
Scheme Combined June 2025)
, 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
OCR is an exempt
[601/5312/X] DC
Charity Turn over
(CJ/SW) 340727/6
, 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]
© OCR
2025
, 3
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]
© OCR Turn over
2025
