A-LevelPsychologyResearch methods9990/22 · Oct/Nov 2021 · Q42 Marks

In the study by Baron-Cohen et al. (eyes test), standard deviations were calculated on the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) scores and are shown in Table 4.1. Table 4.1 AS/HFA group | IQ-matched group standard deviation of AQ scores | 6.0 | 2.9 Explain what the information in Table 4.1 indicates about the results of these two groups.

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[2] 1 mark for explanation of standard deviation 1 mark for link The bigger the standard deviation, the more spread out the scores in the data set (are around the mean); (explanation) ORA So the AS/HFA group were more variable in their AQ scores than the IQ matched group; (link) ORA

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Topic: Research methods, A-Level Psychology (syllabus 9990). Structured question, 2 marks.
Source: A-Level Psychology, Oct/Nov 2021 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 4.

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