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A-LevelPsychologyResearch Methods (Self-Reports / Interviews)May/June 2019Paper 2 Q1014 Marks

Dr Bell is interested in how aware people are of the two factors involved in emotion according to the two-factor theory. He wants to know if people are aware of the influence of both physiological changes and cognitive changes on their emotions. He intends to use a structured interview to investigate this, based on people's recall of emotional events.

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About This A-Level Psychology Question

This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Psychology (9990) May/June 2019 examination, Paper 2 Variant 1. It tests the topic of Research Methods (Self-Reports / Interviews) and is worth 14 marks.

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