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A-LevelPsychologyResearch MethodsOct/Nov 2018Paper 2 Q77 Marks

Mikko is conducting an experiment to find out whether people are more easily persuaded by advertisements that are in colour or in black and white. He has put advertisements up in one town library that are all in colour and the same advertisements in black and white in a library in another town.

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Award 1 mark for identifying the correct principle. Award 1 mark for showing clear working. Common errors include failing to convert units and misreading the scale. The examiner report notes that only 34% of candidates achieved full marks on this question.

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About This A-Level Psychology Question

Topic

This structured question tests Research Methods in A-Level Psychology (syllabus code 9990). It is worth 7 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Psychology Oct/Nov 2018 examination, Paper 2 Variant 3.

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