A-LevelPsychologyResearch methods9990/22 · Oct/Nov 2019 · Q52 Marks

State what is meant by 'participant variables'.

(a)State what is meant by 'participant variables'.[1]
(b)Suggest one participant variable that could have been important in the study by Schachter and Singer (two factors in emotion).[1]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2019). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

[1] 1 mark for explanation of participant variables
Differences between individuals that could affect the dependent variable/ results/study = 1
Individual differences that could hide the effect of the independent variable/act as confounding variables = 1
[1] 1 mark for identification of a problem linked to a participant variable in this study
Some participants might be scared of the injection = 1
Some participants might already have anger management problems/be more aggressive anyway = 1
Some participants might be more inclined to copy than others = 1

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Topic: Research methods, A-Level Psychology (syllabus 9990). Structured question, 2 marks.
Source: A-Level Psychology, Oct/Nov 2019 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 5.

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