A-LevelPsychologyResearch methods9990/22 · May/June 2018 · Q13 Marks
In the study by Piliavin et al. (subway Samaritans), the number of times ill and drunk victims were helped was counted.
- (a)State how the independent variable was operationalised in this part of the study.[2]
- (b)Suggest one advantage of the way in which the independent variable was operationalised.[1]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2018). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] naming or identifying victim type/ill and drunk
- [1] operationalisation e.g. cane and bottle/something in a bag
- [1] ill and drunk were easy to create.
- [1] ill and drunk were convincing for the passengers.
- [1] there were no differences other than the cane and bottle / the victims were the same in ways other than the IV.
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