A-level Psychology
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Research methods: scientific processes
Paper 2 section C; methods questions appear on every paper.
13 Lessons
Level 1
Aims and hypotheses
Aims and hypotheses
Foundations
Level 2
Variables and operationalisation
Variables and operationalisation
Foundations
Level 3
Populations, samples and sampling techniques
Populations, samples and sampling techniques
Core
Level 4
Experimental designs
Experimental designs
Core
Level 5
Control: random allocation, counterbalancing and standardisation
Control: random allocation, counterbalancing and standardisation
Core
Level 6
Demand characteristics, investigator effects and pilot studies
Demand characteristics, investigator effects and pilot studies
Core
Level 7
Ethical issues and the BPS code
Ethical issues and the BPS code
Core
Level 8
Designing observations: behavioural categories and sampling
Designing observations: behavioural categories and sampling
Core
Level 9
Designing questionnaires and interviews
Designing questionnaires and interviews
Core
Level 10
Reliability and how to improve it
Reliability and how to improve it
Core
Level 11
Types of validity and how to improve them
Types of validity and how to improve them
Core
Level 12
Features of science
Features of science
Exam-ready
Level 13
Peer review, the economy and reporting research
Peer review, the economy and reporting research
Core