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A-LevelPsychologyResearch methods9990/22 · Feb/Mar 2020 · Q52 Marks

In the study by Bandura et al., the children's aggression levels were rated at the start of the study and used to allocate children to groups.

  1. Explain why this information was needed to allocate the children to groups.[2]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Feb/Mar 2020). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] 1 mark explanation
  2. [1] 1 mark detail
  3. [1] Ratings show individual differences (in aggression) between participants (generic explanation)
  4. [1] to ensure that similarly aggressive children were matched
  5. [1] More / less aggressive children could be spread between each group / between different models

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Topic
Research methods, A-Level Psychology (syllabus 9990). Structured question, 2 marks.
Source
A-Level Psychology, Feb/Mar 2020 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 5.

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