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A-LevelPsychologyResearch Methods (Variables / Animal Ethics)May/June 2019Paper 2 Q810 Marks

Zho is investigating how quickly fish learn to respond to different coloured lights. She trains fish in two tanks to swim to the end of the tank for food in response to a light. She uses a red light with one tank and a green light with the other tank. She times how quickly the fish swim to the end of the tank.

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About This A-Level Psychology Question

Topic

This structured question tests Research Methods (Variables / Animal Ethics) in A-Level Psychology (syllabus code 9990). It is worth 10 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Psychology May/June 2019 examination, Paper 2 Variant 1.

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