A-LevelPsychologyResearch methods9990/21 · May/June 2020 · Q75 Marks

Maria is conducting a self-report study into obedience using school children as participants. Her questions are: Question 1 How many times this week have you disobeyed a teacher? Never / once / 2-3 times / 4 times or more Question 2 Describe why you last disobeyed a teacher.

(a)(i)State which question collects quantitative data. Include a reason for your answer.[1]
(a)(ii)State why this type of data is useful.[1]
(b)Suggest one other question which could be used in Maria's study that would collect quantitative data.[1]
(c)Identify the most appropriate measure of central tendency for Maria to use with the responses to her first question. Include a reason for your answer.[2]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2020). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

[1] 1 mark for identifying question 1 and explaining that it collects numerical data 'Question 1' + 'numerical' = 1 '1' + 'comes from the scale Never / once / 2-3 times /4 or more times' = 1
[1] 1 mark for explanation of usefulness Because it can be analysed / compared = 1 Because it is (usually) objective = 1
[1] 1 mark for closed question related to study Would you disobey a teacher who asked you to clean the board? Y/N = 1 How likely would you be to obey the teacher if he told you to sweep the floor? 1 (very) – 5 (not at all) = 1
[2] Mode = 1 it finds the most common response = 1

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