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A-LevelPsychologyResearch methods9990/42 · May/June 2021 · Q818 Marks

A machine in your factory has been sabotaged. You know who is responsible and want to find the reason for this unacceptable behaviour.

  1. (a)Design a study using an interview to investigate the reason for sabotaging the machine.[10]
  2. (b)Explain the psychological and methodological evidence on which your study is based.[8]

Mark scheme

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  1. [10] Design a study showing evidence of design features appropriate to the named method. The named method: interview. Typical features: questionnaires/interviews: type, setting, example questions. Scoring/rating scale, analysis of responses. Typical features of research methodology: sampling technique and sample, type of data, ethics, reliability, validity, data analysis.

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Topic
Research methods, A-Level Psychology (syllabus 9990). Structured question, 18 marks.
Source
A-Level Psychology, May/June 2021 Paper 4 Variant 2, question 8.

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