Design a study using an interview to investigate what the students in a school understand by the terms 'acute pain' and 'chronic pain'.

Mark scheme

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

1. [10] Marks: use generic levels of response Design a study question part (a). Additional: Candidates should design the study showing evidence of design features appropriate to the named method. The named method is: interview. Specific features: Interviews: type, setting, example questions. Scoring/rating scale, analysis of responses. General features of research methodology: sampling technique & sample, type of data, ethics, reliability, validity, data analysis.
2. [8] Marks: use generic levels of response 'Design a study' question part (b). NB If only methodological or psychological explanation is provided max 5 marks Candidates are expected to explain the reasons for the suggested design in part (a). Explanation should be both psychological and methodological. Psychological to include appropriate theory or research. Additional: candidates are expected to justify their decisions or evidence presented regarding the design made in answer to question part (a). Syllabus: types and theories of pain: definitions of pain: acute and chronic organic pain; psychogenic pain (phantom limb pain) Psychological: • Acute pain: short-term, temporary (e.g. finger trapped in a door) • Chronic pain: long term (3 months or more) e.g. arthritis. NB 2 marks max if psychological knowledge is not related to answer. Methodological: explanation of method using general and specific features as above.