Duncan is conducting an experiment to test whether watching videos of natural scenes or city scenes is better at helping stressed people to relax. Half of the participants watch the natural scenes first and the city scenes one week later. The other half of the participants watch the city scenes first and the natural scenes one week later.

Q: What topic does this question test?

This question tests Research Methods (Experimental Design) in A-Level Psychology (syllabus code 9990). It is worth 8 marks.

Q: Which exam paper is this question from?

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Psychology Oct/Nov 2020 examination, Paper 2 Variant 2 (9990_w20_qp_22.pdf).

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Duncan is conducting an experiment to test whether watching videos of natural scenes or city scenes is better at helping stressed people to relax. Half of the participants watch the natural scenes first and the city scenes one week later. The other half of the participants watch the city scenes first and the natural scenes one week later.

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